Detractors of Hillary
When it comes to foreign policy Barack Obama seems so very 20th century.
Detaining the United Nations
Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, wasn’t allowed into Israel on a recent trip. That action fits a pattern of Israeli efforts to hide the human consequences of the siege of Gaza and of the escalating settlement expansion in the West Bank.
No More Axes
The U.S. economy has been crumbling for some time, and the backlog of necessary repairs is long. The same can be said for many other economies around the world, so it’s no wonder that everyone is readying their own fiscal cures.
Speak Memory
In a country still so divided, the words of the song — Imagine all the people, living life in peace — has special resonance.
Bomb India?
When a group of militants wages a ruthless campaign against civilians, a government certainly must respond. But the issue is: what kind of response?
The VP Debate: Dishonest Foreign Policies
Palin and Biden both uttered an alarming number of false and misleading statements.
On the Brink of Peace in the Middle East?
A convergence of interests in the region provide a golden opportunity for the United States to reverse its policy and help bring peace to the Middle East.
U.S. Middle East Strategy Under New Pressure
UFPJ Talking Points #60: Talks, at least about talking, take hold.
The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
A letter from Abu Dis, Occupied West Bank.
Hair of the Dog
But what is dubious as a hangover cure is even more so as a solution to the current climate crisis.
Playing Games with Iran
Negotiators are talking with Iran. Hardliners want to bomb. What’s the next move in this game with Iran?
Be Ahead of the Pack
Here’s a tip on how to sound smart on foreign policy. When your friends are talking about the Iraq War, shake your head and look very somber. “The real problem,” you inform them, “is Iran.”
Bush Gets One Right?
The vehemence of the hard-line opposition to the Bush administration’s North Korea policy suggests that, after seven years of blunders and miscues and outright war crimes, Washington has finally done the right thing on a foreign policy issue.
For Your Freedom and Ours
When, one by one, civil movements dislodged the communist governments in the region and ecstatic East Berliners tore down the Berlin Wall, we rejoiced too.
Empty Plate Club
What happened to the global food crisis? It was in the news and out again as quickly as a bad Hollywood movie.