Base Closures: How to Reap Savings from Base Realignment and Closure This Time
As we enter a new period of postwar downsizing, a new BRAC can achieve substantial savings that Congress professes to crave.
New U.S.-Pakistani Supply Accord Seen as Tenuous
This article examines the troubled relations between the U.S. and Pakistan in light of events which occurred throughout recent years.
Largest Demonstrations in Half a Century Protest the Restart of Japanese Nuclear Power Plants
This article examines the protests held in Japan on June 29, 2012 in response to the government’s call for resumption of nuclear energy after Fukishima.
We are all 132! Mexico’s Student Movement for Defense of the Vote
This article examines #Yo Soy 123, a vibrant Mexican youth organization that fights for social justice, democracy and transparency through non-violent means.
Iran’s Parchin Clean-up a “Tease”
The United States and the IAEA are grasping at straws to prove Iran is developing nuclear weapons.
The Lineup: Week of July 9-15, 2012
Daphne Wysham says Washington’s recent storm and heat wave underscored the need for wiser energy choices.
Will the Burma Road End in Democracy?
Walden Bello journeys through Burma’s changing political landscape.
A Perfect and Hot Storm
It’s time to save ourselves from a climate nightmare of our own making.
Year of the Gaffe
We’ve got four more months of this.
Drinking MOX-Laced Lemonade
The government is spending $15 billion to create a nuclear fuel derived from plutonium that we have to bribe companies to take.
Why Women Love John Roberts
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the health care mandate may not stop the war on women, but it surely feels good to win such a decisive battle.
Pennsylvania’s High-Profile Pedophile Scandals
The Penn State and Philadelphia archdiocese cases are parallel examples of two grand, exalted institutions fleeing their moral responsibilities.
Sabotaging Montana’s Campaign Finance Legacy
The Supreme Court has trumped a century-old state law that made the state a model for campaign finance in America.
Our Troops as Cannon Fodder
Wars of conquest are most popular if they can be made to appear tidy, safe, just, and relatively cost-free.
Mitt’s Gift of Gaffe
How about a disabled American for president?