Trump’s racist remarks are offensive. The brutal excesses of U.S. foreign policy are worse.
The U.S. Has Treated Poor Countries Like Shitholes for Decades
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Latin America & Caribbean
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.
Trump’s Cruel Holiday Gift for Refugee Families
For 60,000 Haitian immigrants, this holiday season is filled with fear and uncertainty.
While Clinching Deals With Communist China, Trump Cracks Down on Trade and Travel to Cuba
Between the new restrictions and the travel warning, Cuba’s burgeoning private sector has already felt what Cubans call “the Trump effect.”
How the ‘Millennium Migration’ from Latin America Shaped the U.S. for the Better
The only immigration “crisis” is the cascading assault on civil liberties — and human rights — by racists and immigration restrictionists.
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.
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Trump administration policies are systematically making natural disasters more harmful for the poor and people of color.
In Guam, the Gravest Threat Isn’t North Korea — It’s the United States
The United States is using this Pacific colony as its own private firing range.
The Anti-Corruption Revolution
Global uprisings against corruption can fuse middle-class concerns over the rule of law to a more radical critique of unequal political systems.
Trump’s Restrictions on Cuba Are a Detour, Not the Future
It’s unlikely the administration has either the will or the means to roll back the full suite of Obama-era reforms.