World

Washington’s Militarized Mindset Washington’s Militarized Mindset

The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.

Jul 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception

Obama ran a campaign against the foreign policy of the Bush Administration. And then he followed directly in their footsteps.

Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis

The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis

In Andalusia, they’re fighting unemployment and austerity with flamenco protests, house squatting and a reinvigorated leftist coalition.

Jul 3, 2012 / Andy Robinson

Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Project

While Peter King’s hearings on Muslim “radicalization” were controversial, they draw on a long history of US policy that has demonized Islam, under Republicans an...

Jul 2, 2012 / Deepa Kumar

Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus Flying Hippopotamus Over Afghanistan: $500 Million-Plus

White House tells defense contractors not to worry themselves about spending cuts.

Jul 2, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

Chilean Students Demand Education Reform Chilean Students Demand Education Reform

More than 100,000 students in Santiago, Chile yesterday demanded an end to profiteering in education and called for free and quality education to all Chilean students.

Jun 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers What Has Really Happened to America’s Soldiers

If US troops find themselves morally injured, shouldn’t we ask: Who put them in the position to suffer such wounds in the first place?

Jun 28, 2012 / Nan Levinson

NAFTA on Steroids

NAFTA on Steroids NAFTA on Steroids

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy.

Jun 27, 2012 / Lori Wallach

How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man

“Captured in Somalia in 2003, Suleiman Abdallah was one of the ‘disappeared’ prisoners of the ‘war on terror.’ When I finally found him years later, h...

Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Clara Gutteridge

Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List Breaking With Democrats, Some Activists Target Obama’s Kill List

Often below the radar, some activists are organizing against the Obama administration’s drone policy.

Jun 27, 2012 / Ari Melber

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