On Not Scaring Ourselves to Death: Moving Beyond the Adrenaline Rush of a Good Storm to an Energy Revolution
Can we grow up and out of scaring ourselves like this?
Why Elections Matter, and Why We’re Still Arguing About It
Anyone who thinks that choosing a “better” leader for the U.S. empire will somehow bring about “radical transformations” has been watching too many campaign infomercials. Only powerful social movements can do that.
What Happened to Europe?
These days, membership in the European Union comes with no guarantees.
The Idea of Europe
The European Union has turned out to be not that different from the American neoliberal economic model.
10 Filthy-Rich, Tax-Dodging Hypocrites Pushing Disastrous Austerity on America
The Fix the Debt coalition is using the so-called “fiscal cliff” to push the same old corporate agenda of more tax breaks while shifting the burden on to the rest of us.
Though Bin Laden Was Hiding in Plain Sight, His Extreme Caution Tripped Him Up
When on the run, there’s such a thing as flying too far under the radar.
Postcard from Hatay
The locals in one Turkish border province take a dim view of the anti-Assad fighters making their home there.
Raising the Stakes in Asia
The growing U.S. military presence in Asia could backfire, giving birth to what it ostensibly seeks to prevent.
Paul Wellstone, We Miss You
He proved that progressives without much money could win statewide elections.
George McGovern’s Shining Moment
McGovern’s 1972 White House run was the last time presidential politics would be so open or so democratic.
Citizen Participation in Presidential Debates Kicked to the Curb This Election
Campaigns mounted to ask the candidates questions about human rights abuses and atrocities in places like Darfur, the Sudans, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ignored.
Alawites Against Assad
A new group of opposition Alawites is complicating the increasingly sectarian character of Syria’s civil war.
What’s Not at the Museum of Broken Relationships: The Yugoslavian Six-way Marriage
The six-way marriage (of Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia) lasted for more than four decades before it fell apart in the least amicable way possible.
This Week in OtherWords: Halloween Fare
The food we eat is pretty scary.
Attacking the Nuclear Weapons-Industrial Complex on Both the Macro and Micro Levels
Nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation require action on two fronts: the local and policy.