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Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse Why Latin America Didn’t Join Washington’s Counterterrorism Posse

How a CIA torture network was turned into the only gulag-free zone on earth.

Feb 19, 2013 / Greg Grandin

Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy

Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy Letter From Tanzania II: A Visit to the US Embassy

The country needs more foreign aid to develop infrastructure amid the effects of climate change, but don’t look to the private sector.

Feb 19, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama

Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama Letter From Tanzania I: The Challenge for Obama

Will the president put his money where his mouth is and tackle poverty and disease?

Feb 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview]

Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview] Greek Workers Take Over a Factory [Video Interview]

On GRITtv, a member of the Open Solidarity Initiative discusses the ongoing occupation of a Greek factory.

Feb 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?

Feb 15, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Hamas? What Hamas? Hamas? What Hamas?

Liberals concerned with Israel often miss the inconvenient fact of the radical Palestinian organization's human rights abuses in the Gaza Strip. Reed Richardson also writes abo...

Feb 14, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate Iran’s Supreme Leader: Get the Gun Out of Our Face, and We’ll Negotiate

Is Washington negotiating in “good faith” given its sanctions, espionage and two wars in the region?

Feb 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Can a Clinic Help Rebuild a War-Torn Nation? Can a Clinic Help Rebuild a War-Torn Nation?

Beginning with medical care and expanding to education and more, Village Health Works is on a nervy quest to rebuild Burundi from the ground up.

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Wendy Steiner

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?

She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey

Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya Lessons From Mali, Algeria and Libya

Expanding Washington’s military footprint in North Africa may be well intended, but it could be destabilizing and lead to blowback.

Feb 13, 2013 / The Editors

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