Pakistan’s Neocolonial War Pakistan’s Neocolonial War
The Pashtuns of the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are trapped between a brutal Taliban insurgency and a Pakistani government that treats them like colonial subjects.
Jun 11, 2015 / Maham Javaid
What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism What Ten Years in Kenya Have Taught Me About the Perils of American Ignorance, ‘Aid,’ and Narcissism
Obama’s visit this summer will certainly be a big event, but Kenyans’ interests stretch well beyond the United States.
Jun 10, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer
El Salvador’s Gang Violence: The Continuation of Civil War by Other Means El Salvador’s Gang Violence: The Continuation of Civil War by Other Means
Poverty, the politics of impunity and the long history of US-funded oppression are creating a new wave of refugees.
Jun 8, 2015 / Roberto Lovato
Could This New Group Stop the Rush to Cold War? Could This New Group Stop the Rush to Cold War?
The Committee for East-West Accord is back—here’s why.
Jun 8, 2015 / James Carden
It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt
By supporting Sisi’s iron-fisted regime, Obama is playing into the hands of ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 5, 2015 / Rula Jebreal
There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US
A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Child Veterans of South Sudan Want to Know: Will Americans Support Them? The Child Veterans of South Sudan Want to Know: Will Americans Support Them?
The US provided aid and assistance to Sudanese rebels—even as they employed child soldiers.
Jun 4, 2015 / Nick Turse
Why Ecuador’s Rafael Correa Is One of Latin America’s Most Popular Leaders Why Ecuador’s Rafael Correa Is One of Latin America’s Most Popular Leaders
He played hardball with foreign creditors and stood up to Big Oil, using increased earnings to transform education and health.
Jun 4, 2015 / James North
$1,000 for a Dead Family Member—Is That Justice for Bangladesh’s Garment Workers? $1,000 for a Dead Family Member—Is That Justice for Bangladesh’s Garment Workers?
While Bangladesh prosecutes culprits of the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster, victims’ families and other factory workers continue to suffer at the bottom of the industrial productio...
Jun 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’ Ukraine’s ‘Full-Fledged Economic Meltdown’
Obstacles to détente in the Ukraine crisis and predictions for the country's uncertain economic future.
May 28, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen