Soldiers Are Resisting Illegal Orders
By Liza Featherstone Kim, an aircraft mechanic, joined the military in 2019, at age 18. She and her mother had struggled to survive, even living in their car at times. She didn’t think she could…
Politics
Donald Trump’s Congo Venture
A Scramble for Minerals Under the Guise of Peace By Maurice Carney The Trump Administration brokered a vaunted peace agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June…
Haitians Criticize OAS International Mission
By Brasil de Fato Haitian intellectuals interviewed by Brasil de Fato harshly criticized the decision by the Organization of American States (OAS) to support the international security mission led by Kenya in Haiti. The OAS…
Recognizing Feminist Strides In Latin America
By Roger D. Harris, Becca Renk and John Perry Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the…
Between Spies & Corruption
Pegasus spyware used by Mexico against journalists and private individuals By Manuel Gonzalez Pegasus spyware has returned to the centre of Mexican poltical discussion. This weekend, a report published in israeli media revealed that two…
Venezuela Calls for Global Peace Summit and Israeli Denuclearization
By Andreína Chávez Alava Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro proposed a global “Summit for Peace and Against War” to establish a “lasting peace” in West Asia, with a focus on the dismantling of Israel’s undeclared nuclear…
They Looted Companies–Now They ’re Looting the Government
By Lynn Parramore There’s a familiar myth in American politics: that of the no-nonsense business leader who cuts through red tape and gets results. It fuels the belief that running a country is just like…
Slashing USDA Programs Impacts Local Families
An Interview with Michael Burger of Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry By Matt Moss How have the changes to TEFAP affected Tri-Area Ministry’s ability to serve our community? It’s nuanced. There are three food banks in…
The Trump Tariffs and the U.S. Labor Movement
Commentary by Michael D. Yates A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was…
Trump Wants Big Tech to Own the Dollar
By Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS — The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are usually placid, forgettable affairs. Not this year. Several central bankers returned home with a visceral sense of…