South America Responds to Coup in Paraguay
The Union of South American Nations is speaking out against the ousting of President Fernando Lugo.
The Lineup: Week of June 25-July 1, 2012
William Barclay explains why we need a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions.
Uruguay Announces Unprecedented Plan for Legal, Regulated Marijuana Markets
In an attempt to improve the security of its citizens.
The Robin Hood Tax
Finance should once again support the real economy of goods and services.
Big Cable’s Plan to Lock Down Your Future
While the likes of Comcast and Time Warner Cable have every right to profit from their investments and services, they shouldn’t abuse their dominant market share to remake our Internet in their image.
One Weak Domino
Other countries have problems, but Greece’s are an encyclopedia of bad behavior.
Afghanistan’s Corrupt Oligarchy
The brothers of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan’s incompetent, impossibly vain, and dishonest president, have amassed astonishing fortunes.
Bilked by Banks
Wall Street’s misdeeds haven’t loomed large this election year.
Super Highway Robbery
Your friendly cable company is here to serve you.
Is the Threat of a “Mafia State” Real?
And what is the relationship of transnational organized crime to state power?
Peru President Humala Can’t Put Drug Reform Genie Back in the Bottle
Momentum is building for drug law reform in Latin America.
Preempting the Need for Vetting Insurgents
The C.I.A. is evaluating Syrian rebels to see which groups qualify for arms aid.
Carnage in the Streets of Iraq
Attacks from Iraq’s Sunni militant groups are unlikely to provoke Shia reprisals. But what the violence can do is increase the chances that Iraqis will lose complete faith in their political leaders.
Recent Arms Purchases by Azerbaijan a Hedge Against Armenia, Not Iran
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan bonds with Israel over their mutual regional isolation.
U.S. Hand in Honduran Massacre
Why was the State Department involved in a shooting of Mosquito Coast villagers in Honduras?