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Will Pigs (and the AFL-CIO) Trample the Obama-Xi Talks?

Will Pigs (and the AFL-CIO) Trample the Obama-Xi Talks? Will Pigs (and the AFL-CIO) Trample the Obama-Xi Talks?

Lots at stake when President Obama and China’s President Xi meet in California this week.

Jun 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey’s Uprising

Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey’s Uprising Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey’s Uprising

As the Turkish people clash with authorities, the world rises in solidarity.

Jun 3, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

WATCH: Jeremy Scahill Uncovers US Dirty Wars Around the Globe

WATCH: Jeremy Scahill Uncovers US Dirty Wars Around the Globe WATCH: Jeremy Scahill Uncovers US Dirty Wars Around the Globe

How the world became a battlefield.

May 31, 2013 / The Nation

The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement

The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement

Peace talks with the FARC rebels are slowly progressing. But the agreement threatens to exacerbate already obscene levels of violence in rural areas.

May 31, 2013 / Michael Norby and Brian Fitzpatrick

Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?

Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die? Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?

Here’s what you can do to help save Beatriz, the victim of “pro-life” orthodoxy on overdrive.

May 30, 2013 / Katha Pollitt

China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea

China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea China’s ‘Gift’ to the US Over North Korea

There’s a sense of cooperation developing between the two greatest world powers.

May 30, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Cold War Redux?

Cold War Redux? Cold War Redux?

Are Washington, Moscow and Beijing using the global arms trade to create a new cold war?

May 30, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

Hope on Israel-Palestine? Maybe, Just Maybe

Hope on Israel-Palestine? Maybe, Just Maybe Hope on Israel-Palestine? Maybe, Just Maybe

But Netanyahu and his ally, extremist Sheldon Adelson, are twin wrecking balls.

May 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Naming Our Nameless War

Naming Our Nameless War Naming Our Nameless War

From North Africa to the Middle East to China’s Central Asian border, how many years will it be?

May 28, 2013 / Andrew J. Bacevich

China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense

China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense China Cracks Code on US Missile Defense

The faulty program has been further undermined by Beijing’s hackers.

May 28, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

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