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Boko Haram

Women and Girls Raped in Conflict Need Abortion Care—but the US Is Standing in Their Way Women and Girls Raped in Conflict Need Abortion Care—but the US Is Standing in Their Way

An international campaign is demanding that the US overturn the Helms amendment, saying it defies the Geneva Conventions.

Jul 24, 2015 / Barbara Crossette

An Israeli strike over Gaza City

How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip? How Long Before Israel Begins Another Operation in the Gaza Strip?

“For Israel, war is no longer an option. It is a way of life.”

Jul 16, 2015 / Max Blumenthal

John Kerry Iran Deal

With the Nuclear Deal, the US and Iran Start a New Chapter With the Nuclear Deal, the US and Iran Start a New Chapter

Diplomacy prevailed over warmongering. But reactionary forces on all sides are still trying to scuttle the deal.

Jul 14, 2015 / Ali Gharib

Delegates sign the UN Charter

June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco

"What the people of the world profoundly desire is something which will not mirror their conflicts but resolve them, which will dispel their fears and satisfy their hopes."

Jun 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Development and Humanitarian Politics

Development and Humanitarian Politics Development and Humanitarian Politics

Why debates about community development sidestep the issue of inequality.

Apr 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jamie Martin

The Future of a Failed State

The Future of a Failed State The Future of a Failed State

Nations like Haiti don’t “fail” because of their people, 
but because they’ve been relentlessly exploited by 
the more “developed” world.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz

Some Disturbingly Relevant Legacies of Anticommunism

Some Disturbingly Relevant Legacies of Anticommunism Some Disturbingly Relevant Legacies of Anticommunism

The impact of Cold War anticommunism on our national life has been so profound that we no longer recognize how much we’ve lost.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming

This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming This Year’s Climate Talks Are Our Last (and Best) Chance to Slow Global Warming

An interview with Jeffrey Sachs on the 2015 Paris negotiations, sustainable development and the profound threat facing our planet.

Feb 24, 2015 / David Kortava

The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

Clark discusses the work of UNDP, the launch of the 2013 Human Development Report in Mexico, the Millennium Development Goals and the many challenges that the UN will face in the f...

Apr 12, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine

More Than Ever, We Need the UN

More Than Ever, We Need the UN More Than Ever, We Need the UN

An interview with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson.

Feb 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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