Talking Points
U.S. Middle East Strategy Under New Pressure
July 24 - UFPJ Talking Points #60: Talks, at least about talking, take hold. By Phyllis Bennis.

Essay
The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
July 22 - A letter from Abu Dis, Occupied West Bank. By Phyllis Bennis, published in The Nation.

Essay
North Korea, Japan and the Abduction Narrative of Charles Robert Jenkins
July 2 - How will strange abductions from Korea figure in the transformation of Japanese foreign policy? By John Feffer, published in Japan Focus.

LTE
Abourezk Meeting Logical
July 1 - The next U.S. President should meet with parties it doesn't agree with - including the leaders of Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah. By Farrah Hassen, published in The Argus Leader.

Op-Ed
U.S. Mayors Mobilizing Against a War with Iran
June 26 - Thirty-two U.S. mayors have signed a resolution saying "No" to invading Iran. Will the federal government listen? By Karen Dolan, published in AlterNet.

Op-Ed
Billions for War, Peanuts for Disaster
July 21 - Unfortunately, the U.S. government has not yet learned the lessons of Katrina. By Saul Landau, published in The Asheville Citizen-Times.

Op-Ed
Private Jet Passengers Still Go Their Own Way
July 8 - Private jets strain the air transport system, and they impose costs on taxpayers and other travelers because they don't pay their fair share. By Chuck Collins, published in The Daily Item, The Hartford Courant, The New Haven Register, The Scranton (Sunday) Times.

Magazine Article
Remembering Stewart
July 7 - A tribute to the great philanthropist Stewart Mott. By John Cavanagh, published in The Nation.

Op-Ed
Seeking a Sign of CEO Excess? Look Up in the Sky
June 27 - The private-jet perk is - literally and figuratively - a high-profile sign of an executive reward system out of control. By Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins, published in AlterNet and The Baltimore Sun.

Magazine Article
The Mirrors of History
June 26 - Members of a prominent slave-trading family confront the wounds of the past and present. By Dedrick Muhammad, published in Sojourners magazine.

Op-Ed
Missed Opportunity in Hokkaido
July 13 - G8 leaders' seclusion at the Lake Toyako resort was symbolic of their larger isolation from global public opinion on fighting global warming. By Janet Redman, published in Celsias.

Op-Ed
Brilliant Plans to Destroy the Planet: The World Bank Tackles Climate Change
July 11 - The World Bank's new Climate Investment Funds will do nothing to help the climate; they'll just give the bank more clout. By Janet Redman, published in AlterNet.

Op-Ed
Bush's Last Chance on Climate
July 3 - At the G-8 Summit, Bush can help the developing world bear the brunt of climate damage caused by the developing world. But don't hold your breath. By Janet Redman, published in The Nation.

Op-Ed
Mother Earth's Triple Whammy: Are We All North Koreans Now?
June 17 - Why North Korea was a global crisis canary. By John Feffer, published in Common Dreams, Pacific Free Press, TomDispatch.

Magazine Article
How You Can Help Build a More Just and Sustainable World Economy
June 16 - Workers, consumers, and investors have the power to make a greener, more just planet. By Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh, published in Network Connection.