Regions and Countries

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Graduating from protesters to politicians, Chile’s student leaders achieved the legislative wins that have eluded their Occupy counterparts.

Dec 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Sebastian Rosemont and Foreign Policy In Focus

Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel

Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel Sheldon Adelson and Haim Saban Want to Be the Koch Brothers for Israel

Why do we need another lobby, like their Israeli-American Council, when AIPAC is already so powerful? To feed their billion-dollar egos.

Dec 8, 2014 / M.J. Rosenberg

Why Is Yemen So Violent?  Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty

Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty Why Is Yemen So Violent? Because It Is So Poor and Thirsty

Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.

Dec 8, 2014 / Blog / Juan Cole

No Exit in Gaza

No Exit in Gaza No Exit in Gaza

For the last six years, one Palestinian family has found itself trapped in a cycle of destruction and reconstruction due to the Israeli military.

Dec 8, 2014 / Jen Marlowe

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

A hunger strike touches on the the things all human beings share: the way pain and deprivation are written on the body.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Maria Margaronis

After Acquittal, Egypt’s New Left Vows Mock Trial of Mubarak

After Acquittal, Egypt’s New Left Vows Mock Trial of Mubarak After Acquittal, Egypt’s New Left Vows Mock Trial of Mubarak

The verdict galvanized left and liberal parties, which have been quiescent during the past year’s intense repression.

Dec 2, 2014 / Blog / Juan Cole

In Egypt’s Growing Insurgency, Civilians Pay the Highest Price

In Egypt’s Growing Insurgency, Civilians Pay the Highest Price In Egypt’s Growing Insurgency, Civilians Pay the Highest Price

Life in the Sinai is now defined by curfews, checkpoints, house raids and arbitrary arrests.

Dec 2, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Children’s AIDS Fund Still Raking In Taxpayer Money

Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Children’s AIDS Fund Still Raking In Taxpayer Money Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Children’s AIDS Fund Still Raking In Taxpayer Money

Newly filed documents reveal that the controversial evangelical organization is still getting federal funds to provide HIV prevention programs in Uganda and Zambia.

Dec 1, 2014 / Andy Kopsa

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

Walmart, Dickies, Disney, Sean John Apparel, Sears: Two years after the Tazreen factory fire, these companies and others have still not compensated the victims who died making thei...

Nov 26, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

When Will the US Military End its Pattern of Destabilizing Entire Regions?

When Will the US Military End its Pattern of Destabilizing Entire Regions? When Will the US Military End its Pattern of Destabilizing Entire Regions?

We continue to see ourselves, as we have since 9/11, as victims, not destabilizers, of the world we inhabit.

Nov 25, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

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