It’s Time to Step up Diplomacy with Iran
High-level diplomatic engagement would benefit both the international community and Iran itself.
Troops to the Mexico Border
Obama’s military step up is bad news to migrant communities.
Seeing China from the New World Trade Center
There should be a stiff tariff on all subsidized glass coming from China.
Bitter Chocolate
Let’s sweeten it for everyone by helping stamp out child slavery and other abusive labor conditions.
Global Economy: C
After one year, it’s hard to point to new global economic policies that are better for people and the planet. But the Obama administration has helped bust open the debate over globalization policies.
Haiti: Earthquakes and Neo-Colonialism
The exact shape of Haiti’s dismal future remains uncertain.
Iran Sanctions are Counterproductive
Gasoline sanctions strengthen hardliners’ arguments and undercut moderates’ calls for reform.
Cuban Embargo: Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
Will Obama follow precedent when it comes to Cuba?
Against the Lisbon Treaty
The European radical left opposes the latest version of European integration.
Obama: Renegotiate NAFTA as You Promised
Mexican, Canadian, and U.S. leaders should scrap their failed “Security and Prosperity Partnership” and begin overhauling the North American Free Trade agreement at an upcoming Guadalajara meeting.
Latin America’s New Consensus
The region’s newfound independence may blunt the impact of global economic turmoil.
The Failed Expectations of U.S Trade Policy
A former U.S. trade negotiator criticizes U.S. trade policy.
Destroying African Agriculture
The World Bank and the IMF are the real culprits behind the current food crisis, argues columnist Walden Bello.
Chomsky on the Rise of the South
Noam Chomsky looks at the increasing power and coordination of the countries of the Global South.
Plan Mexico
Two men, a plan, an alliance: disaster. Columnist Laura Carlsen reports on the next phase of U.S.-Mexican relations.