The United States blocked the latest UN resolution to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine for the most disingenuous of reasons.
Why the U.S.-China Climate Deal Is Bad News for Climate Activists
The world’s two biggest polluters shouldn’t be setting the terms for global climate talks.
Why 2014 Wasn’t So Terrible
Three reasons to be (a little) cheerful about the state of the world last year.
Obama Has Nothing to Gain by Propping Up Mexico’s Government
If Washington gives the Mexican president a pat on the back, it will be a stab in the back for the Mexican movement for justice and transparency.
Is Turkey Holding Up a Resolution in Syria?
The pieces for a political deal to end the Syrian civil war are coming together — if Ankara will let them.
Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the U.S. Military’s “Pivot to Asia”
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants U.S. troops off the pristine island.
The Games of Our Lives
Can video games crowdsource more democratic solutions to the world’s problems?
A New Women’s Movement in Georgia Takes on Misogynistic Violence
Outrage over domestic violence is giving new life to women’s movements in Georgia and throughout the South Caucasus.
America Held Hostage
A few Americans are held hostage by al-Qaeda. The rest of us are held hostage by the U.S. overreliance on military force.
How Liberal Democracy Promotes Inequality
Western-style democracies — not the dictatorships they replaced — have allowed deeply undemocratic economic systems to flourish. So what’s to be done?