by Charles Davis | May 20, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. Chelsea Manning was an all-American patriot when she joined the U.S. military in 2007 at the height of the surge in Iraq. But when she saw what her country was actually doing abroad —...
by Medea Benjamin, Nalini Ramachandran | May 13, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
Washington, DC is presently the converging point for some of the world’s most oppressive regimes. On May 13th and 14th, President Obama is hosting a billionaire conglomerate known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which consists of the Middle Eastern monarchies...
by Inge Fryklund | May 7, 2015 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
In the Greek myth, Heracles battles the Hydra — a multi-headed reptilian monster that was terrorizing the Greek countryside. However, every time a head was cut off, two grew in its place, so cutting off one head at a time was an ineffective plan of attack. Heracles...
by Russ Wellen | Apr 28, 2015 | Human Rights, Redev
The election of a black president in 2008 seems to have triggered a social domino effect in the United States. For instance, 38 states now allow same-sex marriage. More subjectively, not only do LBGTs seem to have become more accepted in society, but atheists have...
by Charles Davis, Medea Benjamin | Apr 23, 2015 | Redev, War & Peace
Announcing her latest campaign for the presidency, Hillary Clinton declared she was entering the race to be the champion for “everyday Americans.” As a lawmaker and diplomat, however, Clinton has long championed military campaigns that have killed scores...
