Hillary Clinton’s Central American foreign policy blunder ought to darken her presidential prospects.
Hillary Clinton’s Real Scandal Is Honduras, Not Benghazi
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Rick Perry and His Foreign Friend
While making a political show of turning away migrant children at the border, Texas Governor Rick Perry has offered “honorary citizenship” to a right-wing Australian author.
MH17: Cold War Replay?
The last time the U.S. accused Russia of downing a civilian airliner, nuclear war nearly broke out.
Refugee Crisis: The Stunning Collapse of Syria’s Safe Spaces
In just five years, Syria has gone from being the world’s second-largest host of refugees to the second-largest producer of them.
Reset Relations with Iran
If President Obama wants his legacy to be as a peacemaker, Iran must be the place to start.
Blowback on the Border: America’s Child Refugee Crisis
Decades of short-sighted, inhumane U.S. policies have brought a child refugee crisis to America’s door.
NBC Pulls Its Best Journalist from Gaza Just as Israel Invades
With Israeli tanks rolling into Gaza, NBC has pulled the reporter who has done more than any other to show the human costs of the conflict there.
America’s Border Fascism
Border Patrol practices have created extensive “constitution-free zones” where civil liberties are routinely infringed.
America: Where the “Good Guys” Torture
In a twisted new world, the all-American heroes wield the pliers and waterboards.
Is Japan’s Peace Constitution Dead?
Despite its peace constitution, Japan boasts one of the largest militaries in the world.