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The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War

The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War

Unlike the rest of the world, we have “Constitutional rights,” which apparently include the right to commit war crimes with impunity.

Jan 10, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

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

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 11, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Rich, Polluting Nations Must Pay Up Rich, Polluting Nations Must Pay Up

As a bare minimum, a windfall tax on the combined profits of the largest oil and gas companies needs to be enacted.

Nov 15, 2022 / Various Contributors

American airforce F-15 C fighters

Americans Live in a Culture of War Americans Live in a Culture of War

Important truths about our country get concealed when we make the violence of war into something sacred.

Nov 11, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion

The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion

The idea that a white woman cannot make a film about non-white men is absurd. But as “Meg,” the film’s narrator, her voice is the voice of the cop.

Nov 7, 2022 / Moustafa Bayoumi

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

US Special Forces in Africa

What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?

If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.

Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?

Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.

Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A deadly epidemic is surging in a penitentiary built for 800 people but containing nearly 4,000. Without immediate inmate release and medical care, hundreds may soon be dead.

Oct 11, 2022 / Loune Viaud, Pierre Fritznel, Louise Ivers, and Eric Reinhart

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Report from a city under attack.

Oct 11, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

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