The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating an Atmosphere of Impunity for Anti-Union Violence The Philippines’ Drug Crackdown Is Creating an Atmosphere of Impunity for Anti-Union Violence
President Rodrigo Duterte’s government was elected on a pro-labor platform, but has so far failed to deliver.
Nov 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The United States May Be Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen The United States May Be Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen
The Saudi air campaign is targeting schools, hospitals, markets—and US military support makes it all possible.
Nov 3, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’ ‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’
Fatim Jawara, like many first-tier soccer talents in West Africa, attempted to migrate to Europe by boat. She did not survive.
Nov 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters
Ever since Nixon and Kissinger undermined the Vietnam peace talks to win that election, politicians have used militarism abroad to defeat domestic opponents.
Nov 2, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Cosmopolitan Pop Cosmopolitan Pop
DJ /rupture and MIA capture the new global spirit of pop music.
Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin The Imperative of De-Demonizing Vladimir Putin
The personal vilification of Russia’s president is propelling the new Cold War toward hot war, poisoning American politics, and degrading US media.
Nov 2, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Haiti’s Jacobin Haiti’s Jacobin
A new biography explores the mysterious life and times of Toussaint Louverture.
Nov 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
The United Nations Votes to Start Negotiations to Ban the Bomb The United Nations Votes to Start Negotiations to Ban the Bomb
One hundred and twenty-three nations voted to move forward with negotiations to prohibit nuclear weapons—just as the world has already done for biological and chemical weapons.
Nov 1, 2016 / Alice Slater
10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population 10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population
Why aren’t wealthy countries, including Europe’s most powerful economies, doing more to help asylum seekers?
Nov 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Will the Reconquest of Mosul Lead to the Breakup of Iraq? Will the Reconquest of Mosul Lead to the Breakup of Iraq?
The Arab world is divided, often along sectarian lines, on what to expect.
Oct 31, 2016 / Juan Cole