News Analysis | Are Human Rights Treaties a “Reputational Umbrella” for Foreign Investment? Human rights treaties provide a reputational shield for companies to invest in the worst rights-violating countries. By Ana Carolina Garriga , openDemocracy August 13, 2016 Truthout
News | US Withdraws Funding for Haiti Elections The US State Department suspends electoral assistance to Haiti. By Jake Johnston , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch July 13, 2016 Truthout
News | Would Sanders Support Murphy-Paul Conditions on Military Aid to Saudi Arabia? Larry Korb, the Sanders surrogate, said he was familiar with the bill and thought that Senator Sanders would support it. By Robert Reuel Naiman , Truthout April 23, 2016 Truthout
News | War & Peace Five Things You Need to Know About the US “Reconstruction” Effort in Afghanistan With billions of dollars for Afghanistan reconstruction unaccounted for, there is a strong possibility that the US is repeating its military mistakes of old. By Kanya D’Almeida , Truthout August 24, 2015 Truthout
News | Red Cross CEO Tried to Kill Government Investigation Despite vows of transparency, CEO Gail McGovern lobbied to spike an inquiry by the Government Accountability Office. By Justin Elliott , ProPublica August 19, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor UK Is Privatizing Aid to the Developing World as Corporations Seek Their Cut Several cases have come to light questioning whether aid is helping the people or big business. By Tom Lawson , Occupy.com July 23, 2015 Truthout
News | Pledges for Humanitarian Aid to Syria Fall Short of Target by Billions More than 12 million people inside Syria are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. By Thalif Deen , InterPressService April 1, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | US Continues Restrictions on Guatemalan Aid In December, the US Congress passed legislation that reconfigures the conditions of economic aid for development projects in Guatemala. By Jeff Abbott , Truthout February 1, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | US Support for Mexico’s Drug War Goes Beyond Guns and Money The US puts its own personnel on the line in Mexico, but corruption and violence characterize both countries' security forces. By Mike LaSusa & Angelika Albaladejo , Truthout December 1, 2014 Truthout