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Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

America’s Colonial Climate Crisis America’s Colonial Climate Crisis

What should the United States’ island territories expect from rising sea levels and global warming?

Jul 11, 2019 / Chris Gelardi

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Can Iran’s Shrewd Diplomacy Avert War With Washington? Can Iran’s Shrewd Diplomacy Avert War With Washington?

White House bullying and sanctions have succeeded in uniting an otherwise divided Iranian public behind the government.

Jul 11, 2019 / Roxane Farmanfarmaian

Protesters in Hong Kong

The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong

Why is Marco Rubio doing more than the Democratic Party to support the people of Hong Kong?

Jul 10, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho

US marines outside of Falluja in 2004.

The Pentagon Will Never Have Enough The Pentagon Will Never Have Enough

For decades, the Pentagon has shored up its power and consumed too much of our national budget. Will we ever escape its pull?

Jul 9, 2019 / William J. Astore

Migrants crossing through Agadez

What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger

Overnight, an EU-backed law criminalized the main source of income in the city of Agadez. It didn’t stop migration, but it wrecked the economy.

Jul 5, 2019 / Rémi Carayol

Hong Kong extradition protesters

South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators

Music has been an integral part of Korea’s long march toward democracy. Today, it’s an inspiration for freedom throughout Asia.

Jul 3, 2019 / T.K. Park

US military in Qamishli, Syria

Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism? Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism?

Despite military involvement in 75 percent of the world, mainstream news outlets always stop short of calling out American aggressions.

Jul 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Namwali Serpell’s Postcolonial Epic

Namwali Serpell’s Postcolonial Epic Namwali Serpell’s Postcolonial Epic

The Old Drift tells the multigenerational story of Zambia coming into being.

Jul 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini

Trump Shame Shutdown

Trump Is Accelerating America’s Decline Trump Is Accelerating America’s Decline

Global confidence in the US has fallen under the current administration, amid an expanding Chinese-Russian alliance.

Jul 2, 2019 / Dilip Hiro

Jamaica Is Using Bob Marley’s Legacy to Market Austerity

Jamaica Is Using Bob Marley’s Legacy to Market Austerity Jamaica Is Using Bob Marley’s Legacy to Market Austerity

The reggae icon would be embarrassed by his country’s attempts to rebrand a disastrous ideology.

Jul 2, 2019 / Keston Perry

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