Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump? Did South Sudan’s Salva Kiir Really Just Endorse Trump?
No, but when a satirical newspaper reported that the cowboy hat–wearing president of South Sudan did, nearly everyone found it plausible.
May 3, 2016 / Nick Turse
Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game Berta Cáceres’s Killers Are Getting Good at the PR Game
State terrorists in Honduras have learned that to be effective, they can’t just kill and torture. They also have to be able to tell good stories.
May 3, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy Bernie Sanders Should Push for a New Realism in Foreign Policy
Sanders is helping to energize and educate a new generation coming into American politics—it is imperative that a real security agenda be part of that education.
May 3, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yanis Varoufakis Is Fighting For a More Democratic Alternative to the EU Yanis Varoufakis Is Fighting For a More Democratic Alternative to the EU
The leftist former finance minister of Greece experienced the crushing power of eurozone austerity firsthand—and knows an alternative is vital.
May 2, 2016 / James Carden
A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster
Three years after the factory collapse in Bangladesh, a Canadian court is hearing a case that could award the victims up to $2 billion in damages.
Apr 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Did OPEC Just Start Preparing for the End of the Oil Era? Did OPEC Just Start Preparing for the End of the Oil Era?
The debacle in Doha may be the beginning of the end for the old oil order.
Apr 28, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil? A Slavers’ Coup in Brazil?
Among the many groups pushing for the impeachment of Dilma Roussef, one is seldom discussed: companies that profit from slavery.
Apr 27, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost
The Guggenheim is building a museum in the United Arab Emirates, and no longer wants to hear what activists think about it.
Apr 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards
A new report demonstrates how medical negligence played a significant role in many detention center deaths.
Apr 25, 2016 / Raul Grijalva
The 1988 Seoul Olympics Were a Horror Show of Human Rights Abuses. Will Rio Be the Same? The 1988 Seoul Olympics Were a Horror Show of Human Rights Abuses. Will Rio Be the Same?
Brazil’s latest political turmoil doesn’t bode well for the 2016 Games in Rio.
Apr 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin