Developed countries are still using the WTO to squeeze small farmers in the developing world–and developing world governments are going along with the charade.
Spineless in Bali
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United States
Republicans Want It Both Ways With Treaties
They alternately disdain and demand them.
NAFTA at 20: State of the North American Worker
Twenty years since its passage, NAFTA has displaced workers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, depressed wages, weakened unions, and set the terms of the neoliberal global economy.
Drones Trail a Whole Host of Dilemmas – Ethical and Otherwise – in Their Wake
The problems that drones pose are legion.
Why Israel Won’t Abide Any Iran Nuclear Accord
With or without nuclear weapons, Iran and its allies are the chief impediments to Israeli hegemony in the Middle East.
George Kennan’s Prescience About the Military-Industrial Complex
Since World War II, the United States hasn’t let a day go by without a mortal enemy.
The Twilight of Leadership
We don’t have many Nelson Mandelas left, and we don’t really like the more pedestrian politicians that we’ve been saddled with.
Gendering Climate
Integrating women into environmental decision-making is critical to addressing the issues arising from climate change.
Mandela in the Age of Drones
If Nelson Mandela were alive and an active revolutionary today, would he have been targeted for extrajudicial assassination?
America, Genocide, and the “National Interest”
It’s time for the United States to examine how its own foreign policy promotes genocide, and take the actions necessary to curb it.