World Leaders

Honduran TPS protester

Trump’s Cruel Folly: Canceling TPS for Hondurans Will Fuel More Violence Trump’s Cruel Folly: Canceling TPS for Hondurans Will Fuel More Violence

For years the United States has helped perpetuate poverty and authoritarian rule in Honduras. Trump’s decision to end temporary protected status only compounds US complicity.

May 15, 2018 / Lauren Carasik

Bernie Sanders

Watch: Bernie Sanders Hosts a Live Town Hall on the Iran Deal Watch: Bernie Sanders Hosts a Live Town Hall on the Iran Deal

At 7 pm EST, Sanders will discuss the aftermath of Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement.

May 14, 2018 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuke Deal a Prelude to War? Is Trump’s Abandonment of the Iran Nuke Deal a Prelude to War?

His advisers, as well as Israel and Saudi Arabia, will be pushing for one—which is why we have to act now to stop it.

May 11, 2018 / Phyllis Bennis

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The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Left

Conservatives now control Latin America’s leading economies, but the region’s leftists can still look to Uruguay for direction.

May 9, 2018 / Omar G. Encarnación

Trump and Obama meet

A Proper Rebuke of Donald Trump From an Actual President A Proper Rebuke of Donald Trump From an Actual President

Trump’s choice “turns our back on America’s closest allies,” warns President Obama.

May 8, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump Nuclear Deal

Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran Trump Withdraws From the Nuclear Deal With Iran

His decision puts US national security at risk while handing a long-sought victory to Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.

May 8, 2018 / James Carden

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A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow

When Mikhail Gorbachev came into power, my father offered his consulting services to fledging consumer enterprises in Russia, and several took him up on it.

May 8, 2018 / Michele Willens

Muller in June, 2017

Don’t Count on Russiagate to Bring Trump Down Don’t Count on Russiagate to Bring Trump Down

Robert Mueller’s questions, Michael Cohen’s troubles, and the DNC’s lawsuit don’t inspire confidence.

May 3, 2018 / Aaron Maté

Moon Kim

Historic Korean Summit Sets the Table for Peace—and US Pundits React With Horror Historic Korean Summit Sets the Table for Peace—and US Pundits React With Horror

They were spinning the meeting, and Kim Jong-un’s outreach in particular, as a dangerous event.

May 2, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

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The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance The Persecution of GN Saibaba and India’s ‘Annihilation’ of the Resistance

The plight of a wheelchair-bound professor reveals India’s “Terminator-like” attacks on dissent.

May 2, 2018 / Tekendra Parmar

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