Is Mexico winding down or winding up the drug war?
Whistling by the Drug War’s Graveyard
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Commentaries
The Time Has Come for a Global Minimum Wage
It’s the best way to stop the global race to the bottom that hurts workers everywhere, not just those in low-income countries.
For Iranians, The War Has Already Begun
In Iran, U.S. sanctions are producing a level of suffering comparable to that of wartime.
US-China Trade War: Stepping Away from the Brink
Trump’s trade war with China could quickly morph into a shooting war.
Bolton Wants to Fight Iran, But the Pentagon Has Its Eye on China
The Pentagon may be burned by the war on terror, but it’s obsessively preparing for a high-intensity conflict with China or Russia.
Getting China Wrong, Yet Again
A new Council on Foreign Relations report presents China in a distorted light.
Congress: Stop Funding Duterte
U.S. military aid to the Philippines doesn’t defend the country from invaders. It’s turned inward, against the poor, journalists, and human rights defenders.
There’s a Simple Explanation for Racial Disparities in Terrorism Prosecutions: Racism
Whether authorities classify an act as “terrorist” depends almost entirely on who carries it out, not what they did.
Trump’s Policies Are Harming Refugees Worldwide
His administration’s near-ban on refugee admissions is having a destructive domino effect in front-line countries.
The Human Costs of the Nationalist Agendas of Trump and Brexit
The nationalist approach to trade hurts globalists and workers alike.