by John Feffer, Conn Hallinan | Apr 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
In 1609, a terrible thing happened: not terrible in the manner that great wars are terrible but in the way that opening Pandora’s Box was terrible. King James I of England discovered that dividing people on the basis of religion worked like a charm, thus...
by Erik Leaver, Chris Toensing | Mar 26, 2007 | Human Rights
President George W. Bush’s vision for the Iraq War was nothing if not expansive. Liberal democracy and popular sovereignty were to supplant tyranny not only in Baghdad, but in nearby capitals as well. And the force of U.S. arms would not be needed to accomplish...
by Erik Leaver, Kristele Younes | Mar 7, 2007 | Uncategorized
With the violence in Iraq showing no sign of slowing down, civilians increasingly suffer. The UN estimates that 2.6 million Iraqis have fled violence in their country since 2003 and at least 40-50,000 more Iraqis are leaving their homes every month. Two million have...
by Phyllis Bennis | Dec 1, 2006 | Democracy & Governance
This is a moment of several overlapping transitions at the United Nations. A new secretary-general will take over when Kofi Annan’s 10 years are up at the end of December. New countries will join the Security Council as temporary members. And UN agencies are...
by Miriam Pemberton, Rachel Stohl | Nov 21, 2006 | Human Rights, Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
On June 4, 1989, the world watched in horror as the Chinese government’s crackdown on student protestors took a deadly turn. As Chinese soldiers fired their weapons indiscriminately and Chinese tanks rolled through Tiananmen Square, an unknown number of students...
