The U.S. military sits at the center of a dispute that’s plagued the peaceful island of Okinawa for decades.
Okinawans Want Their Land Back. Is That So Hard to Understand?
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Why the World Is Becoming the Un-Sweden
Convergence theory predicted that the world would become like Swedish social democracy. Why has the opposite happened?
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Goes Down in Flames
Once again Western nuclear powers undermined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon).
Authoritarian Symps
In the post-Cold War era, the right and even some on the left are playing a new game of “Who’s your favorite dictator?”
Congress Can — and Should — Declassify the TPP
If they wanted to, members of Congress could share the secret TPP text with the American people. Here’s how.
America’s Forgotten Naval War With Iran
Though you may remember its tragic conclusion: the downing of an Iran airliner by the U.S. warship Vincennes.
The Islamic State Needs to Be Stopped, But With Imagination, Not Intervention
Intervention may not be the answer, but the damage that the Islamic State wreaks on the regions it rules requires immediate action.
The Pentagon Makes War on Alaska’s Pristine Wilderness
For the wildlife and ecosystems of the Arctic, war has already arrived.
Obama’s War on Whistleblowers Claims Its Latest Victim
Jeffrey Sterling learned the hard way that the feds will throw the book at anyone who embarrasses them.
The Gambit to Free Chelsea Manning
The fight to free the WikiLeaks whistleblower continues in the courts of law and public opinion — but justice is expensive.