Syria and the Monarchs: A Perfect Storm
Obama’s decision to arm the Syrian rebels will likely escalate the conflict and torpedo any possibility for a political solution.
“World War Z”: Israel’s Best Foot Forward?
Are zombies the key to peace between Israel and Palestine?
Brazilians’ Demands: From Lower Bus Fares to a Fair Society
With a million people demonstrating in the streets of Brazil, everyone’s scrambling to understand how a 20-cent bus fare hike turned into a social revolt.
Russia and China Fail to Meet Minimum Standards in Human Trafficking
They had been on the State Department’s watch list, but were further downgraded in this years’s Trafficking in Persons report.
New Policy Statement: A New Direction for U.S. Policy on Africa
An open statement by the Africa Advocacy Network is critical of the Obama Administration’s policy toward Africa and calls for a new approach to trade and investment, militarization, agriculture and land policy, and more in the region.
Hydrofluorocarbons: Finally, Something the U.S. and China Can Agree On
China’s about-face on HFCs at the Sunnylands summit is a really big deal.
Finally — Pride of Place for Drug Policy at the OAS General Assembly Meeting
Drug policy reforms in Latin America will come from below.
U.S. Ordered to Halt Linking Aid to Anti-Prostitution Oath
The Supreme Court overturned a mandate that certain organizations receiving HIV/AIDS funding state their opposition to prostitution.
Africa Policy Leaders Demand a New Direction in President Obama’s Policy toward the African Continent
As President Obama plans trip to Senegal, Tanzania, and South Africa, a press conference at the National Press Club will give voice to those calling for change in his Africa policy.
On the Brink of Another War
Let’s resist the temptation to intervene in Syria. This time, let’s say ‘lesson learned.’
A Tax System that Targets Workers
U.S. rates on wealth have fallen while rates on labor income have gone up. That’s unsustainable.
The Empire’s New Clothes: “Humanitarian Intervention” Stripped Bare
Is it just a propaganda tool that affords the U.S. cover under which to continue its role as global policeman?
Making Hurricane Preparedness Fun…and Delicious
The Jamaica Plain New Economy transition town has found that pie parties are a good way to get more people interested in disaster preparedness.
Taxing Work Too Much: Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by Sam Pizzigati and Bob Lord
They pinpoint what’s truly unsustainable about the nation’s tax system.
This Week in OtherWords: June 19, 2013
Sam Pizzigati points out that the contracts our government doles out to private companies to snoop on us are making some corporate executives very rich.