The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich
This massive leak will boost the global movement to recapture trillions of the hidden wealth of nations.
Apr 5, 2016 / Chuck Collins
From Right to Favor From Right to Favor
The refugee question as moral crisis.
Apr 5, 2016 / Didier Fassin
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War
“There is no rational reason to feel secure today.”
Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden
Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences
Kashmir was already one of the most dangerous places on Earth—then tactical nukes got involved.
Apr 4, 2016 / Dilip Hiro
Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency Bombshell Revelations From the Panama Papers Show Just How Much We Need Financial Transparency
Given the American media’s failure to cover the Ukrainian government’s corruption, the reaction to the report’s revelations about reigning president-oligarch Petro Poroshenko has b...
Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden
South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him? South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him?
For the first time since the end of apartheid, South Africans are mobilizing in large numbers across lines of race and class to protest government corruption.
Apr 1, 2016 / Douglas Foster
The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians
While the fragile Syrian cease-fire is holding, the horrors of the last five years aren’t easily forgotten.
Apr 1, 2016 / John Knefel
A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.
Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow
The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania
John Fetterman is running against the establishment—can he win?
Mar 30, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Vietnam’s Labor Newspaper, Where a Staff of 200 Reports on Abuses at Home and Abroad Vietnam’s Labor Newspaper, Where a Staff of 200 Reports on Abuses at Home and Abroad
Lao Dong belongs to the official union federation, but it maintains an independent critical voice.
Mar 30, 2016 / Photo Essay / David Bacon