The U.S. is acting in bad faith by levying more sanctions on Iran after it agreed to suspend its uranium enrichment.
U.S. Determined to Re-freeze Thaw in Relations With Iran
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Middle East & North Africa
Obama Ignores Morocco’s Illegal Occupation and Human Rights Abuses
The Obama’s administration’s policy on Western Sahara constitutes nothing less than a rejection of fundamental principles of international law.
From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo
A Syrian national who fought in Bosnia and now languishes in an immigration detention center reflects on the Bosnian war, his predicament, and the civil war in Syria.
Conn Hallinan’s 2013 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan looks aghast at news stories and newsmakers that beggar belief.
Why Israel Won’t Abide Any Iran Nuclear Accord
With or without nuclear weapons, Iran and its allies are the chief impediments to Israeli hegemony in the Middle East.
Gendering Climate
Integrating women into environmental decision-making is critical to addressing the issues arising from climate change.
Climate Protection: The New Insurgency
Faced with the failure of conventional lobbying, the climate protection movement is now turning to mass civil disobedience—but we can take it further still.
A Nonviolent Insurgency for Climate Protection
Where the old institutions have failed, insurgent global citizens must now defend the climate directly and preserve the public trust for generations to come.
The Human Rights Project: Determined by the Needs of the Powerful
Human Rights Day is an ideal time to acknowledge that what is presented as a pure human rights project is, for oppressed peoples, actually sullied by politics.
Yemen: Chaos, Conflict, and Revolution
Few in the West know that Yemen is not just the only state in the Arabian Peninsula with a republican form of government, but it was the first to grant voting rights to women.