The longstanding principal goal of U.S. trade policy is to advance U.S. economic interests. So, why is the Obama administration fighting so hard to help…

Few Western observers took notice when Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signed a package of laws last Friday. They should have. The laws, which were rushed through parliament…

In an inflammatory statement to the BBC yesterday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared that his regime, which enjoys political and military support from Washington and…

One of the ways that the U.S. government most clearly expresses its deep dedication to global human rights, democracy and decency across the globe is via its unwavering…

A total of $56.73 million has been paid over the last three decades, to ensure that the U.S. Congress is populated only by those who…

'Neoliberal capitalism is already global,' writes Buell. 'Resistance to it must itself be global and democratic.' Conservatives warn us that deficit spending will turn the…

Events are being organised around the world to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, but a recent seminar held in the…

The United States and the world are engaged in a great debate about new trade agreements. Such pacts used to be called “free-trade agreements”; in…

I have spent most of my working life writing about countries where communal or nationalist differences determine and, on occasion, convulse the political landscape. My…

We are faced here with a terrifying false dilemma because we refuse to recognize the bigger picture that includes the history of capitalism in relation…

Unless you read Russian or monitor the free blogosphere, you might not have noticed this, but something big just happened in Russia: Kerry, Nuland and…

The Israeli authorities have issued a new raft of demolition orders to Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem. On Sunday, an Israeli court approved the demolition of…