Regions and Countries

Are You Haitian?

Are You Haitian? Are You Haitian?

American media upped its coverage of the Dominican Republic’s internment and deportation practices, but the repression of Haitians continues.

Jul 27, 2015 / Greg Grandin

An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel

An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel

The NBA’s trip to Israel—sponsored by Sheldon Adelson—raises questions for players who aligned themselves with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Jul 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin

ISIS Member with Flag

Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change? Did ISIL Arise Partly Because of Climate Change?

Martin O’Malley was ridiculed by the right for correctly noting the role of climate-induced drought in causing Syria’s instability. The bad news is that this is only the beginning.

Jul 24, 2015 / Juan Cole

Shuafat Ridge Water Crisis

How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life

The relentless scarcity is purposeful and integral to Israel’s strategy of “demographic balance.”

Jul 24, 2015 / Charlotte Silver

5 Star Movement

The Syriza Syndrome and Italy’s Political Establishment The Syriza Syndrome and Italy’s Political Establishment

Why doesn’t Italy, with its strong left-wing traditions, have a Podemos like Spain?

Jul 23, 2015 / Frederika Randall

John Kerry Testimony

John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran

It’s this deal or war, the secretary of state claimed.

Jul 23, 2015 / James Carden

Presidents Putin and Jinping

The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming The Geopolitical Big Bang You Probably Don’t See Coming

China and Russia are gearing up to create an economic zone beyond Washington’s reach.

Jul 23, 2015 / Pepe Escobar

Lloyd Blankfein

Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis? Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis?

The bank should be held morally accountable for its risky deal-making, says Reich. Nonsense, says Cohan—that's “populist demagoguery.”

Jul 23, 2015 / William D. Cohan and Robert B. Reich

Kerry and Putin

Who Is Blocking Ukrainian Peace Negotiations? Who Is Blocking Ukrainian Peace Negotiations?

Putin or the US-backed Kiev government?

Jul 22, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

July 22, 2011: A Right-Wing Terrorist Murders 77 People in Norway

July 22, 2011: A Right-Wing Terrorist Murders 77 People in Norway July 22, 2011: A Right-Wing Terrorist Murders 77 People in Norway

“He did not come from nowhere.”

Jul 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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