Civil Unrest

A Turning Point in the Search for Victims of Forced Disappearance

A Turning Point in the Search for Victims of Forced Disappearance A Turning Point in the Search for Victims of Forced Disappearance

Women from Medellín’s Comuna 13 neighborhood have fought for 20 years to excavate a mass grave site. Now, the search has finally begun.

Nov 25, 2022 / Multimedia / Hanna Wallis

An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched

US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control

What will it take to rein in Washington’s arms-sales addiction?

Nov 23, 2022 / William D. Hartung

David Lambourne sits in a tropical shirt alongside some luggage.

Kiribati’s Disorder in the Court Kiribati’s Disorder in the Court

The Pacific island nation's attempted deportation of an Australian-born judge shows how the decolonizing world’s reliance on foreign-born judges threatens nascent democracies.

Nov 15, 2022 / Pete McKenzie

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future How to Survive Our Apocalyptic Future

This world, however finite with its increasingly overwhelming problems, is still precious to me and worth a good fight. I can’t turn away from tomorrow.

Nov 8, 2022 / Frida Berrigan

Special counsel Robert Hur’s report exonerated Joe Biden of wrongdoing in bringing classified documents home during the Obama administration, but also characterized him as an elderly man with memory problems.

Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden Get Ready for the Coming Impeachment of Joe Biden

The GOP is ready to again beclown American democracy

Nov 4, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Mike Davis.

¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!

A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.

Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato

Lula and Bolsonaro Debate Face to Face Ahead of Historic Run-off

Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat? Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat?

With an ally recently entangled in an armed standoff with police, the Brazilian president is rapidly losing ground to an emboldened Lula.

Oct 28, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists? Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

What happened to Steve Wembi?

Oct 28, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walking together during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure

The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention?

Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention? Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention?

With gangs holding the country hostage, and violence spinning out of control, the US and the UN play pass the parcel.

Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

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