imperialism
Why are we still stuck with failed U.S. policy on Cuba?
February 15, 2012And yet normalization of relations with Cuba seems dead in the water. What explains the tenacity of this retrograde policy?
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Obama’s dangerous Asia “pivot”
January 12, 2012The Obama administration is in the middle of a major shift a "strategic pivot" says the Oval Office, in two regions of the world: Asia and Africa.
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Summer months heat up West Papua conflict
August 26, 2011Analysts of the West Papua conflict have observed an escalation in violent incidents through the year, with a pronounced uptick since May. Journalists and members of the West Papua community themselves have previously warned that the...
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In John Sayles’ “Amigo” God was busy somewhere else
July 25, 2011John Sayles has done us a service in detailing the day-to-day events in a small village occupied by American troops.
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War crimes and the bombing of Libya
May 20, 2011Are we being dragged into a war whose means violate the Geneva Conventions? It is hard not to answer that question in anything but the affirmative.
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