With the U.S. now firmly in the pro-settler camp, nonviolent campaigns to impose a cost on Israel’s occupation matter more than ever.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Is Over. What’s Needed Now Is a Boycott.
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
These Are the Elections That Will Decide Europe’s Fate
While France teeters on the brink of the far right, left parties elsewhere are showing surprising strength.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s America
Under fire from Washington, rejected by Manila, and overlooked by many Americans, undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Trump’s Military Budget Is Way, Way Out of Whack
Throwing money at the Pentagon while gutting other programs that protect Americans shouldn’t make anyone feel safer.
Bush-Era Foreign Policy Delusions Are Alive and Well in 2017
Trump’s foreign policy advisers are plainly unhinged. But the old establishment isn’t much better.
Bringing America Together Again
Every aspect of American society has been disadvantaged by establishment support for moneyed interests. Any other scapegoat is a distraction.
Making America Mediocre Again
As conditions in the U.S. deteriorate, the world will continue to suffer the consequences of U.S. military force — but without the mitigating influences of U.S. foreign aid and diplomacy.
It’s Time to Scrap NAFTA, Not ‘Tweak’ It
Donald Trump seems to think Mexicans made out like bandits from NAFTA. In reality, workers in all three NAFTA countries have suffered.
Trump’s ‘America Third’ Foreign Policy
Despite Trump’s tough talk, his crude and narrow vision of foreign policy has created huge opportunities for China and Russia.