Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?
If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory
Mexico’s upcoming general election may be decided by voters who are fed up with the status quo.
Jun 27, 2018 / Ruth Conniff
Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids
The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.
Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg
Why Are Mainstream Media Slandering Mexico’s López Obrador? Why Are Mainstream Media Slandering Mexico’s López Obrador?
Instead of recognizing neoliberalism’s failure, they attack the Mexican leader who has successfully indicted it.
Jun 26, 2018 / James North
What Will Become of Nicaragua? What Will Become of Nicaragua?
Civil unrest marks a crucial tipping point in the country’s history of political revolution.
Jun 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights
Angela Merkel’s hard-right opponents have a powerful ally in the Trump administration, which apparently sees itself as headquarters of a xenophobic, right-wing International.
Jun 22, 2018 / Paul Hockenos
After 2 Months of Unrest, Nicaragua Is at a Fateful Crossroads After 2 Months of Unrest, Nicaragua Is at a Fateful Crossroads
If there’s no negotiated peace with a return to order, the conflict could spin out of control, bringing the chronic violence and insecurity of the country’s northern neighbors.
Jun 22, 2018 / John Perry
Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget
The Pentagon has seriously misplaced priorities.
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Lindsay Koshgarian
China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat
Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello
It’s Time for the United States to Adopt a New Humanitarian Grand Strategy It’s Time for the United States to Adopt a New Humanitarian Grand Strategy
Rather than continue along our current path of retreat, the country must dedicate itself to responding to—and preventing—global crises.
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Madeline Rose