Africa

Somaliland Valley of Death

In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide

Thirty years ago, the US-backed Somali government slaughtered an estimated 200,000 people. Now survivors want US help uncovering the crimes.

Oct 22, 2018 / Ismail Einashe and Matt Kennard

‘Those Kids Are No Longer Yours’: An Investigation into Uganda’s Adoption Market

‘Those Kids Are No Longer Yours’: An Investigation into Uganda’s Adoption Market ‘Those Kids Are No Longer Yours’: An Investigation into Uganda’s Adoption Market

How parents lose their children to families in the United States.

Oct 11, 2018 / Feature / Anna Cavell

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bobi Wine

Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator? Can Bobi Wine Unite Uganda and Bring Down a Dictator?

The Ugandan regime has good reason to fear the 36-year-old musician and parliamentarian.

Aug 30, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea

Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea Europe Hardens Its Borders and Deepens the Migrant Crisis at Sea

A new proposal would do little to alleviate the suffering on Europe’s borders.

Aug 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen

NSO Building Israel

How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression How Israeli Tech Firms Act as Global Agents of Repression

Two private intelligence companies hack political enemies in Africa, Europe, the Mideast, and the United States, for a price.

Jul 27, 2018 / Richard Silverstein

on of the presidential age limit

The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy

For decades, dictator Yoweri Museveni has been a stalwart ally of the US military, while oppressing his own people.

Jul 20, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

US Special Forces in Mali

Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight

Even Congress doesn’t know the extent of American military reach.

Jul 17, 2018 / Nick Turse

Robert Mueller

I Was Robert Mueller’s Undergraduate Thesis Adviser—and What He Wrote Gives Some Hints About What He’ll Do as Special Counsel I Was Robert Mueller’s Undergraduate Thesis Adviser—and What He Wrote Gives Some Hints About What He’ll Do as Special Counsel

What makes Mueller’s thesis relevant for today is that the core of his inquiry is how a judge should interpret a legal document.

Jul 13, 2018 / Richard Falk

The New Worlds of Aimé Césaire

The New Worlds of Aimé Césaire The New Worlds of Aimé Césaire

The radical vision of the Martinique poet and politician.

Jul 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David B. Hobbs

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