Starving for Justice Starving for Justice
From California to Israel, hunger strikes are erupting around the world—because they work.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / David Mizner
The Struggle for Chile’s Future The Struggle for Chile’s Future
The presidential runoff between Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei presents an opportunity to overcome Pinochet's twisted legacy.
Dec 4, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman
Rubio’s Foreign Policy: Not Ready for Prime Time Rubio’s Foreign Policy: Not Ready for Prime Time
Two recent speeches by the Florida Republican suggest a steep learning curve.
Dec 4, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Drones, Defense and Diplomas Drones, Defense and Diplomas
University leaders and government officials are collaborating on drone research, provoking troubling questions about privacy, academic independence and economic profit.
Dec 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Max Ocean
A Daughter’s Memory A Daughter’s Memory
Three decades after World War II, a veteran returns to Japan on a quest of kindness.
Dec 3, 2013 / Michele Willens
Ending the Cuba Travel Crisis Ending the Cuba Travel Crisis
Irrational US policy is keeping hundreds of thousands of Cubans from spending the holidays with their families.
Dec 3, 2013 / Tom Hayden
The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’ The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’
How a propaganda goof by Richard Nixon’s administration midwifed an urban legend that scarred American foreign policy and domestic politics for a generation.
Dec 3, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear? Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear?
There will be no need to kill a future Edward Snowden. He will already be dead.
Dec 3, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
Swiss Activists: Let’s Cap CEO Pay Swiss Activists: Let’s Cap CEO Pay
An initiative to do just that failed at the ballot box, but gave us all some welcome inspiration.
Dec 2, 2013 / Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati
An Advice Column on the Etiquette of War, Nuclear Threats, and Surveillance An Advice Column on the Etiquette of War, Nuclear Threats, and Surveillance
Colonel Manners (ret.) answers your questions.
Dec 2, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt