Nine movement leaders from all over the world share their hopes for the year to come.
2017 Was Rough, But Movement Leaders Have High Hopes for 2018
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Africa
The U.S. Has Treated Poor Countries Like Shitholes for Decades
Trump’s racist remarks are offensive. The brutal excesses of U.S. foreign policy are worse.
Conn Hallinan’s 2017 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
Under-reported stories from around the world on the military industrial complex, the global class war, and doomsday.
The U.S. Military Is Still Doing Exactly What Bin Laden Wanted It To
After a high-profile embarrassment in Niger, the Pentagon is gearing up to deepen its already growing presence in Africa.
Corporate Self-Regulation Is a Global Crisis
When companies do business in a regulatory vacuum, they make their own rules. And from the U.S. to Zambia, many governments are only too happy to let them.
The Dangerous Trend Threatening the Future of the Nation-State
When it comes to demagogues and divisiveness, Trump has plenty of competition — in Europe, the Middle East, and all over our splintering planet.
A U.S. Soldier Died in Niger. What on Earth Are We Doing There?
When our soldiers kill and die in fruitless wars we don’t know about and can’t end, we’re not a democracy anymore — we’re an empire. And perhaps a fading one at that.
Trump Plans to Make It Easier to Kill Civilians with Drones. Sadly, We Can Thank Obama for That.
As the war on terror enters its 17th year, it’s clear that abuses of power by one administration lead to abuses by the next.
The Long, Troubled History of UN Peacekeeping in Africa
A new book examines the problems that face the Blue Helmets and the problems they cause.
The Supreme Court’s ‘Muslim Ban’ Decision Is Terrifying
If the war on terror has taught us one thing, it’s that harsh laws targeting non-citizens will eventually be extended to citizens, too.