The Body Politic The Body Politic
When US soldiers venture abroad, women’s bodies can become the occupied territories.
Apr 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Akemi Johnson
America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It
Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
Apr 8, 2014 / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus
It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight
What is the point of congressional oversight if the committee charged with it allows itself to be pushed around by the agency it oversees?
Apr 8, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran GOP Pro–Gay Marriage Funder’s Other Agenda: Bombing Iran
Paul Singer is one of the Republican Party’s most effective fundraisers—and a leading proponent of using military force against Tehran.
Apr 7, 2014 / Eli Clifton
A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible A Diplomatic Resolution to the Crisis Over Ukraine Is Still Possible
“We are two steps from the looming danger of war,” says Stephen Cohen. “That need not happen. There's a way out…”
Apr 7, 2014 / Press Room
Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece? Will the IMF Bailout Turn Ukraine Into Another Greece?
Ordinary people will be the undisputed losers in the International Monetary Fund’s loan deal with Ukraine.
Apr 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn
How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States
Rahinah Ibrahim’s life was derailed by the tangle of national security bureaucracies that have come to define post-9/11 America.
Apr 7, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock
Kerry should release an American peace plan and let the chips fall where they may.
Apr 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa
For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.
Apr 4, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future
An event honoring Peter Weiss for his decades-long fight for nuclear disarmament highlighted the ongoing need for such work.
Apr 4, 2014 / Justine Drennan