The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate policies that plundered the Global South. Here’s how his comrades remember him.
Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist
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International Solidarity in a Time of Crisis
While political leaders scapegoat, overreach, and underperform, progressive organizers are developing an internationalist response to the coronavirus pandemic.
We Need a Coronavirus Truce
International cooperation needs to take priority right now, and countries must stop their wars against one another and against their own populations.
Can Coronavirus Be a Catalyst for Thinking Globally?
In an age of pandemics and climate crisis, countries’ health, environmental, and development policies are globally important.
To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift the Sanctions on Iran
U.S. sanctions have gutted Iran’s economy and health system. In a pandemic, that’s a global public health threat.
Erdogan’s Failed Gamble in Syria
After another failed escalation in Syria, the Turkish president is increasingly isolated abroad and under scrutiny at home.
The Paradox of America’s Endless Wars
They persist because, for Americans, they don’t exist.
Nine Years After Bahrain’s Uprising, Its Human Rights Crisis Has Only Worsened
Despite well documented abuses in the kingdom, the spigot of aid and arms from the U.S. and U.K. remains open.
We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is
Alarmingly, the Trump administration is shredding arms control agreements and deploying “more usable” nuclear weapons.
Cleaning Up Trump’s Global Mess
Democratic candidates offer a wide range of foreign policy views. These won’t decide the election, but they could have a huge post-Trump impact.