Truthout
International Relations
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US Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
According to a new report from Reporters Without Borders, there was a profound erosion of press freedom in the United States in 2013.
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Solidarity Is for White Gays: The Need to Speak Better About Russia
The strangeness of Russian politics is attributable to it being very, well, Russian.
Spotlight on Worldwide Inequality
The disparity between the wealthy minority and the billions living in suffocating poverty is greater than it has ever been.
Major Parts of the World Ignored by US TV News in 2013
If people outside the US wonder why Americans often seem so clueless about the world outside their borders, they could start with the mainstream media.
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Eyewitness to America Betraying Mandela’s South Africa: The Gore-Mbeki Commission
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo witnessed the dawn of the Nelson Mandela government and the United States' back-door complicity with old-guard Afrikaner political officials.
Israel-Palestine: Enough Negotiations Already!
Palestinians should not lend their name to a charade of endless negotiations while historic Palestine disappears.
Hot Money and Cross-Border Finance, the Example of Iceland
The genesis of a perfect storm of collapse explained by political economist, Robert Wade.
When Falsehoods Triumph: Why A Winning Palestinian Narrative Is Hard To Find
It is no wonder why Palestinians are still struggling to tell the world such a simple, straightforward and truthful story.
A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East
Obama's Washington is the Rodney Dangerfield of the region.
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Noam Chomsky | De-Americanizing the World
Noam Chomsky: The rejection of international obligations has indeed become more entrenched in recent years, along with quiet acceptance of the doctrine that the US has every right to …