For most of human history, life-saving drugs were a public good. Now they’re only good for shareholders.
Corporations Killed Medicine. Here’s How to Take It Back.
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Europe & Central Asia
The Original Sin That Stained Putin
Though not directly involved, Vladimir Putin was the beneficiary of a “false flag” massacre that brought him to power.
Adding Up the Costs of Hillary Clinton’s Wars
Clinton’s foreign policy is more polite than the “make the sands glow” atavism of the GOP. But in the end, it’s death and destruction in a different packaging.
Life in the Gray Zone
While ISIS makes war on the world’s vast majority of “moderate Muslims,” hardliners in the West pretend they don’t exist.
Corporate Power Doesn’t Always Win: Remembering the FTAA
A decade ago, a transnational coalition beat back the largest corporate trade deal in history. Here’s what they can teach opponents of the TPP.
The U.S. Has an Empire of Bases in the Middle East — and It’s Not Making Anyone Safer
Thirty-six years into the U.S. base build-up in the Greater Middle East, military force has failed as a strategy for controlling the region, no less defeating terrorist organizations.
Here’s What the Millionaires at Davos Can Do About Global Inequality
Instead of just talking about inequality, the global business elites gathering in Switzerland can do something about it: Stop dodging their taxes.
Conn Hallinan’s 2015 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan presents awards to individuals, companies and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil
Economists said the market would save the planet. It didn’t.
The Nobel Laureate vs. the Dictator
Nobel Prize Winner Svetlana Alexievich is challenging both a dictator and a bad case of historical amnesia.