No corporations have been more aggressive in forging their own foreign policies than the big oil companies.
Socialists Rain on Spain
The Socialists’ habit of running from the left and governing from the center is not a formula that will work anymore in Spain.
Can the New Left Govern Europe?
After a year of earthshaking victories and devastating setbacks, Europe’s new progressive parties are slowly learning how to balance governance with activism.
Spain Says “No” to Austerity
With its elections, Spain takes steps to free itself from the European Union’s tight-fisted policies.
An End to the Right’s Reign In Spain?
Whatever party ends up on top in the Spanish election, it will have to form a coalition, thus ending the reign of the two-party system that has dominated the country since Franco.
America’s Empire of African Bases Spreads
The U.S. military has built an extensive archipelago of African outposts, transforming the continent into a laboratory for a new kind of war.
These Four Elections Could Decide the Future of Europe
In upcoming votes for the EU’s most indebted countries, the left will have to battle both the forces of austerity and a resurgent xenophobic right.
How Austerity Economics Is Fraying Europe’s Social Contract
It’s a new kind of barbarism, one that sacks countries with fine print.
Spain’s Democratic Spring
Parties linked to Spain’s “Occupy” movement now lead governments in the country’s three largest cities — and they’re already ruffling feathers.
A U.S. Shift Away from Israel?
U.S. civil society is more critical of Israeli actions in Palestine than ever. When will the U.S. government catch up?