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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

Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers

Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers Latin America’s Lesson for the US: Prosecute the Torturers

The region’s transition out of dictatorship hinged on two words the United States would be wise to heed: “Never again.”

Dec 12, 2014 / Jo-Marie Burt and Foreign Policy In Focus

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money Climate Deniers: Poor Countries Came to Lima for the Money

Advocates for countries most affected by climate change are outraged.

Dec 12, 2014 / Lee Fang

Putin Speech

‘What We’re Witnessing Is the Transformation of Vladimir Putin as Leader of Russia’ ‘What We’re Witnessing Is the Transformation of Vladimir Putin as Leader of Russia’

Stephen Cohen reflects on Putin’s “State of Russia” address.

Dec 11, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report

Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report

Revisting Empire's Workshop.

Dec 11, 2014 / Greg Grandin

Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World

Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World Why President Obama Needs to Revive His Pledge for a Nuclear-Free World

Obama was once a strong voice for nuclear abolition. What happened?

Dec 11, 2014 / James Carroll

How the Obama Administration Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

How the Obama Administration Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb How the Obama Administration Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

US nuclear policy is undermining our safety and national security.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Theodore A. Postol

Senator Udall Discloses CIA Findings on Torture and Blasts Obama’s Inaction

Senator Udall Discloses CIA Findings on Torture and Blasts Obama’s Inaction Senator Udall Discloses CIA Findings on Torture and Blasts Obama’s Inaction

What the CIA found out about its torture program is much different than what officials have said publicly.

Dec 10, 2014 / George Zornick

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia

Renditions, an underground prison and a new CIA base are elements of an intensifying US war, according to a Nation investigation in Mogadishu.

Dec 10, 2014 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

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

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