Postcard from…Mexico
A march to commemmorate a 1968 massacre looks to the future of Mexico.
One Down: Obscenely Decadent War Profiteer Hauled Off in Handcuffs
It looks like the party may be over for one corporate crook
Fear and Voting in Costa Rica
The Costa Rican and U.S. governments use scare tactics to win a referendum on a free trade agreement.
Postcard from … Colombia
As the U.S. “War on Drugs” rages on in Colombia, more and more of its farms have been turned into swaths of scorched earth.
The Grim Numbers
For many Americans, — 3,834 U.S. soldiers dead, 27,753 wounded — quantify the tragedy of Iraq. It’s all about us: our invasion, our occupation, our losses.
Plausible Dialogue in Burma
There are two sides to every issue. In Burma, however, negotiations have to go beyond just two sides.
The Costs of War for Oil
We have to decide, as a nation, whether our need for Middle Eastern oil is more important to our future than our conduct as a moral and ethical people.
Interview with Edwidge Danticat
E. Ethelbert Miller talks with Edwidge Danticat about her new memoir, U.S. immigration law, and U.S.-Haitian relations.
Responding to Islamophobia: A Pro-Active Strategy
Despite the rise of racist, anti-Arab Islamophobia , it is clear that public opinion (however slowly) is actually beginning to shift away from accepting such propaganda.
Five Years Later, We Cant Forgive or Forget
Reflections on the fifth anniversary of the Congressional vote granting President Bush unprecedented war-making authority to invade Iraq.
How to Create More Jobs
Don’t do it with military spending or tax cuts, a new study shows.
A Foreign Policy for Foreign Religions
The Commission on International Religious Freedom has provided tacit support for a dangerous turn in American foreign policy.
Myanmar, Minorities, and the Military
The future of Myanmar may be decided not by monks or military but by minorities.
The Next Leader of Myanmar?
Hint: it’s probably not Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Esther Strategy
Faith-based activists should take their inspiration from the story of Esther and pursue an inside-outside strategy to secure the wellbeing of the vulnerable.
Divest Now?
The anti-sweatshop campaigns, the protests against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the mobilizations against free-trade agreements have all been an education in the global economy that is rarely found in the classroom.
Trickle-Up Economics: New Report Reveals Staggering Global Wealth Concentration
A new business study on global household wealth documents how the world’s wealth is continuing to concentrate in the pockets of the awesomely affluent.
Annotate This: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Yifat Susskind provides a guide to the key provisions of an important new UN document.
Summit: Post-Playground Politics
The two Koreas are aiming to create a new regional order in Northeast Asia.
Summit Signals New Regional Order
North and South Korea’s relationships with China and the United States are changing
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