The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is shaping up to be as bad as NAFTA or worse.
President Obama Takes Globalization to New Heights
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As Talks Fail Media Mounts a Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
This breakdown means we must prepare for the return of another onslaught of articles baldly assuming a military strike on Iran’s enrichment facilities is imminent.
Preempting the Need for Vetting Insurgents
If rebels knew how to behave in advance, the process of providing them with aid would be expedited.
Review: Drone Warfare
Medea Benjamin is one of the founders of CODEPINK, a peace and social justice movement that has been working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and prevent new wars. In her recent book, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, she educates her readers on the growing use by the United States and countries around the world of this no-accountability, remotely piloted aircraft.
Syria, the United States, and the El Salvador Option (Part One)
The United States has been funding Syria opposition groups since 2005.
Taliban Vaccination Ban: Paranoia or Based in Fact?
CIA taints polio vaccination campaigns by using them as a cover for espionage.
U.S. in No Position to Condemn Alleged Russian Transfer of Helicopter Gunships to Syrian Regime
The Obama administration’s opposition to the alleged Russian arms sale is the result reflects a desire to weaken the Syrian regime’s ability to combat rebels armed by U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Congress Attempts to Legislate Away Containment of Iran and Replace It With War
Iran could be forgiven for interpreting our coercive diplomacy as a reason, were it so inclined, to arms itself with nuclear weapons.
Multinationals Use International Tribunals to Overpower Nation-States
Multinational corporations can override the domestic laws of countries through the international tribunals.
Afghanistan Dominates Latest U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
United States-India cooperation continues to move beyond the economic and scientific to the military.