Foiled Coup Against Sudan’s President Bashir Exposes Growing Islamist Dissent
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir detains “elbow lickers” in “ghost houses.”
Nuclear Weapons Laboratories National in Name Only
In fact, corporations not only manage them, but increasingly determine their agendas.
Canada Should Tell Mining Firm to Stop Bullying El Salvador
Re-posted with permission from Embassy Magazine: Vancouver-based mining company Pacific Rim is butting heads with the government of El Salvador.
Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels
The World Bank should do the math and step up to the challenge of climate change.
Is the World Bank turning up the heat?
Daphne Wysham sat down with Al Jazeera’s Inside Story to discuss a recent World Bank report on climate change and their own role in contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
First Step to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Close Offshore Tax Loopholes
Offshore tax dodging costs United States $150 billion annually — groups illustrate impact with 16 dramatic ways lost revenue could be used.
The Private Sector’s Murky Role in Climate Finance
Multinational corporations and investment banks shouldn’t dominate financing of climate adaptations, says Janet Redman, reporting live from the UN Climate Summit, Doha, Qatar.
“Argo” and Hollywood’s Muslim Problem
While well-intentioned, “Argo” falls into the common Hollywood trap of making Muslims into a monolithic Green Menace.
Free Elections Encourage in Sierra Leone, But Most Left Behind by Western Development
The citizens of Sierra Leone turned out in droves to vote, but they have failed to benefit from booming oil exploration and the mining industry.
Doha Talks Show Need for Climate Action in Post-Sandy U.S.
Will the United States ever change its policy of obstructing international action to stop climate change? If so, the political pressure to change the country’s role will have to come from the American people.
Tunisia’s Labor-Led Siliana Uprising Honors the Memory of Labor Leader Farhat Hached
Tunisians protested against massive youth unemployment and low wages.
The Wahhabi War on Indonesia’s Shiites
Indonesia’s Shi’a minority is under heavy attack by Saudi-funded Wahhabists.
This Week in OtherWords: Fiscal Swindle Special Edition
At least $881 billion in creative revenue-raisers and spending cuts belong on the table.
New IPS Proposal Would Scrap Most of the Deficit
Without trimming the safety net, an Institute for Policy Studies framework would shrink the federal budget deficit by $881 billion per year while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.
We’re Not Broke
This commonsense guide to avoiding the fiscal swindle would nearly eliminate the budget deficit while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.