Afghanistan Escalation Ramps Up Contractor Presence Afghanistan Escalation Ramps Up Contractor Presence
Jeremy Scahill argues that as the Afghanistan escalation ramps up, President Obama is "surpassing Bush-era level of reliance on...for for-profit war corporations."
Dec 16, 2009 / MSNBC
Shell Games in Nigeria Shell Games in Nigeria
Prospects for lasting peace may depend on the oil company's dubious pledge to clean up its act.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Sasha Chavkin
Can Italy’s Neo-Fascist Change His Stripes? Can Italy’s Neo-Fascist Change His Stripes?
Gianfranco Fini rose to prominence as a champion of Mussolini. Now he's moved to the center, and in so doing has become the country's most responsible right-wing politician.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Frederika Randall
Bolivia’s Next Steps Bolivia’s Next Steps
Following an overwhelming re-election victory, President Evo Morales intends to "accelerate the process of change."
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Australia Snubs Tamil Refugees Australia Snubs Tamil Refugees
Over the past few months, Australia has shown the world how not to manage asylum seekers.
Dec 14, 2009 / Feature / Antony Loewenstein
Poor countries push back at COP15. Poor countries push back at COP15.
Are COP15 talks lurching toward the precipice of collapse?
Dec 14, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Missing the forest for the trees. Missing the forest for the trees.
Every cloud has a silver lining -- except in Copenhagen.
Dec 14, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
The Sham Elections in Honduras The Sham Elections in Honduras
The Honduran elections were far from free, fair or peaceful, and the country now faces a deeper political crisis than before voters went to the polls.
Dec 14, 2009 / Feature / Laura Carlsen
Memo to Danes: Even You Cannot Control This Summit Memo to Danes: Even You Cannot Control This Summit
The Danes have invested a huge amount of money co-branding their capitol city with a summit that will supposedly save the world. That would be fine if this summit actually were on ...
Dec 13, 2009 / Naomi Klein
Obama’s Nine Surges Obama’s Nine Surges
Despite the seeming specificity of the president's West Point speech on the Afghan War--30,000 new troops at a cost of $30 billion--Americans got little sense of just how big and h...
Dec 11, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt