Invitation to Steal: War Profiteering in Iraq
The religion of privatization: fully tested in Iraq. Ready for the discard pile.
The Day Diplomacy Died
In our special Memorial Day edition, World Beat is publishing an obituary for Diplomacy, which died prematurely last week after an extended illness.
Daley’s Wrong on Iran Attack Resolution
Mayor Daley’s questioning of Iran’s attacking Israel conveniently ignores the larger point of the Chicago City Council resolution.
A Tale of Two Samoas
War and poverty make these islands something less than paradise.
Opportunities for a Low-Carbon Economy
Developing countries have long demanded financial resources to deal with a warming planet, and they now have one in the UN adaptation fund,
America AWOL on Cluster Bombs
More than 100 countries are meeting to ban cluster bombs. Where’s the United States?
Climate Industrial Complex
Bill McKibben, who has done as much as anyone to focus attention on the crisis, describes the required response to climate change as a “Hail Mary pass”.
Global Green Jobs
Advocates for Green Jobs have been mostly long on enthusiasm and short on specifics. This piece fills in some key blanks.
Going Nuclear, Weapons-Free
The existing nuclear power in the Middle East is not Iran but Israel.
Cuba: A Half-Century of Distorted News and Counting . . .
For nearly half a century the U.S. media have systematically misreported the Cuban Revolution.
Securing the Peace
The Bush administration and peace groups agree: a civilian corps for post-conflict reconstruction is urgently needed.
Mexico’s Battle over Oil
The Mexican government wants to put its national oil industry into private hands, reports columnist Laura Carlsen, but it’s going to be a tough sell.
Ten Years After
A decade after India and Pakistan exploded their nuclear devices, the cloud that still hangs over South Asia is growing darker.
Getting Iraq to Pay More Is Not the Answer
Congress should stop blaming the Iraqi government for our economic woes.
A Climate Change Industrial Policy
It’s time to change our budget priorities and create a new climate industrial complex.