Latest Agreement in Syria Could Lead to Further Escalation
Phyllis Bennis says the war in Syria is being fought by outside powers to the last Syrian
What Do Our Wealthiest Deserve?
Our world’s billionaires don’t merit either their billions, suggests Oxfam economist Didier Jacobs, nor the right to claim we’re all living in a ‘meritocracy’.
Thank you for a tremendous 2015.
Here’s a visual timeline of some of what we accomplished this year.
The Endless War Grows: Obama Sends U.S. Forces to Syria, Reversing Pledge of No Boots on the Ground
The U.S. deployment of a team of special operations forces to Syria comes after the first U.S. combat casualty in Iraq in four years.
Iran Invited for Talks on Syria
Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies says the invitation to Iran is late but an essential move for a diplomatic regional solution, made possible by Russia’s escalated involvement in Syria.
Infographic: Lessons from NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Two decades of high costs for Mexico’s agriculture, economy, families, and environment
Richard Trumka: Black Women Leaders of Labor Show Us a “Bright Path Forward”
AFL-CIO president speaks on why the labor movement must encompass black women workers at all levels of organizing
Diplomacy, Not Bombs, Against ISIS
Phyllis Bennis on RT’s Breaking the Set, discussing military force against ISIS.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Greets 2014 Letelier-Moffitt Awardees
A video message from President Bachelet presented at the 38th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Awards
INFOGRAPHIC: The Obamacare Benefit You’ve Never Heard Of
How a little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act saved Americans $72 million
Infographic: “One Percent” State Universities
Student debt and low-wage faculty labor are rising faster at state universities with the highest-paid presidents.
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations at a Dead End
“The notion that things are getting better just because Israel and Palestine are talking,” says Phyllis Bennis, “simply isn’t the case.”