Francis recognizes that there’s no way to stop climate change without confronting the way the world does business. That’s huge.
5 Radical Takeaways from the Pope’s Letter on Climate
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Obama Does Have a Strategy in Iraq: Escalation
Even as Obama admits there’s no military solution in Iraq, the Pentagon is pouring more U.S. troops and weapons into its floundering war on the Islamic State.
The Bomb Iran Lobby Gears Up for 2016
A tight-knit group of neocon dead-enders is pushing Iran to the forefront of the GOP’s foreign policy agenda.
Venture Capitalists Rule the World
You’ve heard of neo-liberalism. Say hello to its younger, wilder cousin: neo-lotteryism.
Okinawans Want Their Land Back. Is That So Hard to Understand?
The U.S. military sits at the center of a dispute that’s plagued the peaceful island of Okinawa for decades.
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.