Joe Biden’s foreign policy cabinet runs from establishment to hawkish. Here’s where pressure could make a big difference.
Ten Steps Biden Can Take Toward Peace
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After the Muslim Ban
I’m glad Biden repealed Trump’s Muslim ban, but the work of repairing the harm is just beginning.
The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back
Fascism is not just about violence. It’s also about politics.
Open Letter to the Biden Administration on the Need for a Pandemic Pivot
It’s urgent not to return to the previous status quo. It’s time for creative thinking and bold action.
The Trump of Slovenia
Janez Jansa has steered one of the most liberal countries in East-Central Europe right off the road.
Biden Shouldn’t Go Back to Washington’s Old Ways in Africa
U.S. Africa policy will be most productive if U.S. policymakers are willing to learn and collaborate rather than to preach or dictate.
Donald Trump Makes the Swamp Bigger
Donald Trump brought a whole new world of corruption to Washington.
Will the New NAFTA Make the Pandemic Worse for Mexicans?
For Mexican workers, farmers, and the poor, the pandemic and the new treaty replacing NAFTA are a devastating one-two punch.
Coronavirus and the Death of ‘Connectivity’
The Great Recession could have killed globalization, but China emerged as the champion of a new global “connectivity.” With the coronavirus, that phase is finished.
Nine Years After Bahrain’s Uprising, Its Human Rights Crisis Has Only Worsened
Despite well documented abuses in the kingdom, the spigot of aid and arms from the U.S. and U.K. remains open.