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The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.

Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank

How a central bank created to exist apart from politics got drawn into bitter political arguments.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell

Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels

Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels

The Bank claims it wants to step up to the challenge of climate change. But why is it still investing in fossil fuels?

Dec 4, 2012 / Daphne Wysham

Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism

As a 138-nation majority votes Palestine into UN statehood, Netanyahu and Susan Rice do nothing but sputter in outrage. 

Nov 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Hamas the Victorious? Hamas the Victorious?

The tangled diplomacy over UN recognition seemed to affirm that Hamas’s defiance pays greater dividends than the Palestinian Authority’s conciliation.

Nov 29, 2012 / Graham Usher

Abbas, the UN and the Futility of Armed ‘Resistance’ Abbas, the UN and the Futility of Armed ‘Resistance’

With today’s vote in the UN General Assembly, Palestine will take a significant step toward statehood.

Nov 29, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Even the IMF Agrees with Europe’s Anti-Austerity Protests

Even the IMF Agrees with Europe’s Anti-Austerity Protests Even the IMF Agrees with Europe’s Anti-Austerity Protests

You know you’re in trouble when the master of structural adjustment says enough is enough.

Nov 20, 2012 / Andy Robinson

The NGO Republic of Haiti The NGO Republic of Haiti

How the international relief effort after the 2010 earthquake excluded Haitians from their own recovery.

Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Kathie Klarreich and Linda Polman

More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike More Civilians Slaughtered in Afghanistan in US Airstrike

Yet again.

Oct 16, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe

The EU's financial transaction tax should be a model for similar common sense reforms in the United States. 

Oct 15, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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