Why the Philippines’ Deadly Factory Fire Will Not Be the Last Why the Philippines’ Deadly Factory Fire Will Not Be the Last
The fatal fire at a Philippines shoe factory exposes the ills of global free trade.
May 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War? Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War?
The states of the future will marry the least savory aspects of collectivism and capitalism.
May 26, 2015 / John Feffer
Don’t Blame Bush and Cheney… Blame the Intelligence! Don’t Blame Bush and Cheney… Blame the Intelligence!
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May 26, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
The White House Policy Pivot on Russia The White House Policy Pivot on Russia
John Kerry’s Sochi visit was a turning point in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
May 22, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
World Governments Subsidize the Burning of Fossil Fuels to the Tune of $10 Million a Minute World Governments Subsidize the Burning of Fossil Fuels to the Tune of $10 Million a Minute
According to a new IMF study, we’re subsidizing the digging of our own graves.
May 21, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
Here Are the Navy’s Plans to Bomb the Arctic Here Are the Navy’s Plans to Bomb the Arctic
The waters of the Gulf of Alaska are some of the most pristine in the world. That will change next month.
May 21, 2015 / Dahr Jamail
Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously Why We Need to Take Sy Hersh’s bin Laden Bombshell Seriously
The dean of American investigative journalism knows a thing or two about how to vet sources and separate fact from fiction.
May 20, 2015 / Bob Dreyfuss
EU Officials Are Considering Bombing Libyan Smuggling Boats. That’s the Last Thing Refugees Need. EU Officials Are Considering Bombing Libyan Smuggling Boats. That’s the Last Thing Refugees Need.
The refugees are fleeing abduction, torture, and assault—that’s why they’ll continue trying to reach Europe any way they can.
May 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen
I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free? I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?
There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.
May 20, 2015 / John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus
Lessons From the Thinnest of Seymour Hersh’s Thinly Sourced Claims Lessons From the Thinnest of Seymour Hersh’s Thinly Sourced Claims
The veteran journalist tracked down the one man who could link the Nixon White House to the illegal bombing of Cambodia.
May 20, 2015 / Greg Grandin