Voices
New Arab Pro-Democracy Group Founded by Jamal Khashoggi Faces an Uphill Battle in D.C.
Reaction to the launch of a new human rights groups shows how Saudi Arabia’s network of funding and influence will protects its interests.
World
Five Years Later, Soldiers Convicted of Executing Women and Children in Cameroon
Video footage of the atrocity sparked an outcry that led to five soldiers receiving prison sentences in a blow against military impunity.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Excess Mortality Data Shows Trump Is Lying About Covid-19 Being More Deadly in Europe
The president keeps saying the excess death rate during the pandemic is higher in Europe than in the U.S. That's not true.
How a Canadian Mining Company Infiltrated the Guatemalan State
Documents expose a company's campaign to expel Indigenous communities from their land.
The Old Consensus Dies in Latin America
System Update producer Victor Pougy and Benjamin Fogel of Jacobin talk about the political turmoil in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.
Voices
Joe Biden Promises a Moral Renewal for the U.S. Here's Where He Can Start.
To take seriously Biden’s claim to moral leadership in foreign policy, he should apologize to the victims of the post-9/11 wars.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall
The Lenovo computers were manufactured under a Chinese government program to provide cheap labor from persecuted Uyghurs.
Voices
The U.S.-Supported Coup in Bolivia Continues to Produce Repression and Tyranny, While Revealing How U.S. Media Propaganda Works
Bolivia is the latest in a long line of thriving democracies destroyed as U.S. institutions cheer and lend support.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Brazil's Coronavirus Catastrophe Is Spreading Into the Country's Vulnerable Interior
After ravaging Brazilian cities, the coronavirus pandemic is moving into Brazil’s interior, where hospitals are unprepared for the crisis.
Where Did a U.S. General Put the Ceremonial Gifts He Got From Foreign Leaders? In the Trash.
Military documents show that former AFRICOM chief Gen. Thomas Waldhauser regularly put gifts he received from African leaders into the trash.