by John Feffer | Jun 26, 2019 | Redev, War & Peace
The ongoing conflict with Iran showcases all the reasons why Donald Trump remains a hit with his base. First of all, the guy tells a ripping yarn. While critics of U.S. policy drone on about complex agreements with opaque acronyms, Trump boils down the problem to a...
by Bill Frelick | May 30, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
Since the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. resettlement program has provided safe harbor to more than 3.4 million refugees. This number might look large, but it represents relatively few of the millions of refugees in the past four decades who were fortunate enough to...
by Tom Engelhardt | May 22, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
In this country, reactions to the Mueller report have been all-American beyond belief. Let’s face it, when it comes to election meddling, it’s been me, me, me, 24/7 here. Yes, in some fashion some set of Russians meddled in the last election campaign, whether it...
by Lawrence S. Wittner | Apr 25, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
As president, Donald Trump has leaned heavily upon what he’s called an “America First” policy. This nationalist approach involves walking away from cooperative agreements with other nations and relying instead upon a dominant role for the United States, undergirded by...
by Michael Galant | Apr 23, 2019 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev
One year ago, the UK Labour party released its guiding manifesto on international development. Written by then Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Kate Osamor, the brief, accessible manifesto overturns the dominant neoliberal development model and...
