The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution
An insider’s account by a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Sep 26, 2022 / Patricio Fernández
How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism
Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán.
Sep 23, 2022 / John Feffer
Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate
With most Italians exhausted by the status quo, the far right is likely to be the biggest winner in Sunday's elections.
Sep 22, 2022 / David Broder
An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest An Inflated Pentagon Budget Is Not in the Country’s Best Interest
Scamming the taxpayer has become a way of life for the national security state.
Sep 15, 2022 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung
Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help Haiti Is On Fire Again, and Again the US Does Nothing to Help
Untroubled by the ballot, hugely unpopular, useless, negligent, and ruling without anything that could qualify as a functioning legislature, the country’s de facto prime minister, ...
Sep 14, 2022 / Amy Wilentz
Balkan Dispatch: Bulgaria’s Crisis of Confidence Balkan Dispatch: Bulgaria’s Crisis of Confidence
Caught between a Russian past and a NATO future, the poorest country in the EU faces a political crisis—and a struggle over competing visions of national pride.
Aug 22, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem Puerto Rico Has a Big-Pharma Problem
The US territory gives pharmaceutical companies big tax breaks that could otherwise be invested in its communities, where the revenue is deeply needed.
Aug 19, 2022 / Julio López Varona
The Twilight Years of American Hegemony The Twilight Years of American Hegemony
What could better fit an America in decline than a president in decline, the more radically so the better?
Aug 15, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
The Bloody Money Trail From the Qatar World Cup to the LA Olympics The Bloody Money Trail From the Qatar World Cup to the LA Olympics
Qatar is a human rights nightmare, but LA power brokers preparing for the 2028 Olympics don’t seem to care.
Aug 10, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti The OAS Admits Culpability in the Destruction of Haiti
The tragedy is that given the condition in which international rule has left the country, Haiti simply cannot solve its problems alone.
Aug 10, 2022 / Amy Wilentz