How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift? How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift?
Only Congress can lift the embargo, and prominent Senators have threatened to block any ambassador to Cuba.
Dec 17, 2014 / George Zornick
China’s New Silk Road China’s New Silk Road
The new route could be China’s first breakthrough in a trans-continental trade revolution.
Dec 16, 2014 / Pepe Escobar
India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything
Arundhati Roy's new book, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, reveals the contours of power in India today.
Dec 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Priyamvada Gopal
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 / 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
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
Poverty doesn’t cause terrorism, but poor countries face special problems in dealing with it.
Dec 8, 2014 / Juan Cole
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
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 / Maria Margaronis
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 / Juan Cole
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