foreign policy

Benghazi & Hillary: missing the story

July 13, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

The congressional harrying of Clinton over emails concerning the 2012 death of a U.S. ambassador and three staff members in Benghazi has become a running joke.

Toward a new foreign policy

June 24, 2015 By Conn Hallinan And Leon Wofsy

U.S. foreign policy is dangerous, undemocratic, and deeply out of sync with real global challenges - is continuous war inevitable, or can we change course?

Turkey’s election earthquake shakes things up

June 22, 2015 By Conn Hallinan

Behind the storm that staggered Turkey's ruling party: a grassroots revolt against rising poverty, growing inequality and the AKP's war on trade unions.

Corruption scandals roil Guatemala and Honduras

May 26, 2015 By Emile Schepers

Massive corruption scandals in two key allies of the U.S. in Central America are producing large demonstrations calling for the resignations of their presidents.

Today in history: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed in 1972

May 26, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The U.S. and USSR agreed not to build defensive missile systems and thus to limit escalation of the nuclear arms race.