News Analysis

Canadian journalist Dawn Paley dispels the notion that nearly a trillion dollars spent on eradicating illegal drug trafficking (since Richard Nixon's administration) has shown any serious success.

US assassination and targeted killing, with presidential approval, has been going on covertly for at least half a century.

There is little doubt that a lot of cybercrime, cyberespionage and even acts of cyberwar are occurring, but the exact scale is unclear and the financial costs are difficult …

Mali is fast becoming the Afghanistan of Africa. What happened to make it a hotbed for terrorism, ethnic cleansing and a civil war which could destabilize the entire region?

Corporate wellness programs, according to critics, would rather place the blame solely on the plate of individual workers.

A favorite neocon theme is that the superiority of Western culture explains the worldu2019s wealth disparities, not the accident of natural resources and the aggressive use of military force.

The White House already tried cutting all three main entitlement programs, last year (cuts to Medicaid are actually cuts to Obamacare, for what itu2019s worth, since an expansion of …

Mortgage services were found to be failing to reduce interest charges to 6% and foreclosing on military personnel who were deployed.

Syria The next alleged massacre by Syrian government troops is being reported. An intervention will be seen as the only answer.

A recent study found that u201cmore than half the near-shore waters governed by the California Current system [off the West Coast] are likely to become so acidic throughout the …