Regions and Countries

How the US Created a ‘Little Hiroshima’ in Central America

How the US Created a ‘Little Hiroshima’ in Central America How the US Created a ‘Little Hiroshima’ in Central America

From 1989 to 1990, thousands of civilians died and were buried in mass graves in President George H.W. Bush's search for one suspected drug trafficker.

Dec 22, 2014 / Greg Grandin

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China? Why Is Ecuador Selling Its Economic and Environmental Future to China?

The slick, oily underside of Correa’s “citizens’ revolution.”

Dec 18, 2014 / Andrew Ross

How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift?

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 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 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 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 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 / 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 / Maria Margaronis

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