Climate Crimes
Brazil's Army Wanted to "Occupy" the Amazon Before. Leaked Audio Reveals Their Plan to Try Again.
Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil’s army are reviving an old dream of the dictatorship to bring industry, mining, and settlers to the Amazon.
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Climate Crimes
Saudi Arabia Denies Its Key Role in Climate Change Even as It Prepares for the Worst
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, remains a principal funder of climate denialism even as it prepares for climate extremes.
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Saudi First: Trump Wants to Start a War With Iran When MBS Gives the Order
Why is Trump deferring to Riyadh? Questions need to be asked about his financial ties with Saudis who bailed him out during the 1990s.
Mourning and Resistance in Kashmir After India Revoked the State's Special Status
“Modi’s government is the killer of small children. He keeps saying all is calm in Kashmir. Is this calm?”
Donald Trump Just Admitted That It Makes Sense for America’s Enemies to Get Nuclear Weapons
Trump noted that the overthrow of Moammar Gaddafi in 2011 sent foreign leaders a lesson: Disarmament can lead to your own personal doom.
Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory
Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that his friend Jared Kushner’s Mideast plan would give him the green light to annex nearly a quarter of the occupied West Bank.
A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career
A new book by Obama’s ambassador to the U.N. won't honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.
Joe Biden's Plan to Partition Iraq Would Have Unleashed Chaos
Joe Biden has defended his vote in favor of the Iraq War, but his plan to divide the country along sectarian lines might have made a bad situation worse.
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Conservative Revolt Against Boris Johnson Exposes Republicans’ Complicity in the Cult of Trump
Conservatives in the U.K. already stood up to their "Britain Trump." In the U.S.? Not so much.
How White Nationalists Have Been Inspired by the Genocide of Muslims in Bosnia
A 1990s campaign to change a Balkan nation’s demographics through murder and expulsion is regarded by the far right as a model to celebrate.