Democracies in Emerging Countries Are in Danger
Dangerous trends in 129 transitioning and developing countries are strikingly similar to those in the US.
367 results found for "Syria"
Mar 11
FBI’s Response to Apple, 2016 Issues Map, Stephen Hawking Discusses Impactful Teacher, and More Picks
Mar 15
North Carolina Near #1 in Disenfranchised Voters, High Cost of Syria, US Court Orders Over $10B from Iran for 9/11, and More Picks
Trump’s Foreign Policy Troupe Comes Up Short
Donald Trump finally unveiled his team of foreign policy experts — and it is lacking in…experts.
Putting on Trial Those Responsible for US War Crimes
Activist Rebecca Gordon argues that it’s time to bring to justice those in the US government responsible for war crimes, such as Abu Ghraib.
How Bribes to Politicians From Arms Dealers Keep Wars Going
With the help of governments and their intelligence agencies, the global arms trade continues to be a controlling and corrupting force throughout the world.
Reasons to Doubt the Official Osama Raid Story — Five Years Later
It’s the fifth anniversary of the raid that purportedly removed Osama bin Laden from the face of the earth. But a close look suggests it’s more complicated.
May 11
Obama Admin ‘Strong-Armed’ One Senator’s Push to Declassify 9/11 Report, Paul Ryan’s Problems on the Right, US Failure on Accepting Syrian Refugees, and More Picks
Will the Radical War on Science Transform America?
In Canada, 2000 scientists, and decades of research were dumped. In this comprehensive, alarming essay, Peter Dale Scott warns that, unopposed, the Koch brothers, who are heavily invested in the Albertan tar sands, could do the same thing to science in America.
May 24
EU Compiles ‘Blacklist’ of Tax Havens, 2016 to be Hottest Year on Record, Obama’s Drone ‘Message’, and More Picks
June 3
Sanders Blasts Media Avoiding Climate Change/Green Power Takes Over/Sugar Daddies and Student Loans, and More Picks
Why You Haven’t Yet Seen Our Coverage of Orlando
The battle for ad dollars and pageviews has become a race to the bottom, in which being first is more important than being correct. Please bear with us as we are once again going against the grain.