Baltimore and the Human Right to Resistance
Violence is structured into the everyday institutional practices of all oppressive societies, not simply an aspect of the resistance of the oppressed.
A Move to Free the Cuban Five
We visited Gerardo Hernandez at a maximum-security prison in Victorville, CA – as new court filings show the U.S. government paid Miami-based journalists to file negative stories about the Cuban Five.
The Persecution of Judge Garzon
His reputation as human rights defender did not protect him from – and indeed may have contributed to – the wrath of right wing judges.
Environmental Internationalism: Cuba’s New Mission?
Necessity forced Cuban leaders to adopt an environmentally friendly, self-reliant strategy that can aid the Earth’s well being and humanity’s survival.
When J. Edgar Hoover Tapped My Phone
The psychic dynamics of a government creep that spied on IPS are the latest Hollywood exploit.
Multitudes in the Streets
The failure of neoliberalism stares us in the face as tens of millions of jobless despair, millions of homeless seek shelter, and thousands take to the streets to protest.
The Politics of Simulopting
Does Washington possess a consistent set of foreign policy principles? Barack Obama has adopted the Kennedy practice to guard himself from political defeat by trying to look tough in the pursuit of war.
The Honduran Accords
Can an agreement in the Central American nation satisfy both left and right?
Cuba Changes, U.S. Remains Stuck in the Past
Cuba opens its doors to religion freedom, while the U.S. ignores all progress in Cuba and Americans continue to live vicarious lives through their TVs.
Daydreaming of Cuba for Dollars
Academics making money, terrorists roaming free, and the reinvention of “Cuban Civil Society.”
Where’s the Sanity Clause?
Some democrats turn republican for lack of sanity, and humanity.
Nuclear Testing and the Rise of Thyroid Cancers
Drinking nuclear waste-contaminated milk most likely contributed to hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens developing thyroid cancer.
The Tritium Deficit
An expected tritium shortage may soon hamper the U.S. nuclear arsenal.