Marjorie Cohn assembles reasons for the White House to discontinue the Trump administration’s Title 42 expulsion policy.
US-Made Border Crisis Persists Despite Biden’s About-Face on Refugee Cap
Category: Africa
The Infrastructure of Militarism in Somalia
African states are more involved in the war on terror than we may think, writes Samar Al-Bulushi.
Craig Murray: My Day With Prince Philip
Below is the story of a day touring Tema, Ghana, with Prince Philip, in this chapter from Murray’s book The Catholic Orangemen of Togo. The reader may be surprised.
Greenwashing Acts of Land-Grabbing
It would seem that the purpose of this land-grabbing “green” fuel, first and foremost, is to purify the collective conscience of the West, writes Phoebe Holmes.
Dozens of UK Former Senior Officials Profit from Fossil Fuel Corporations
The revolving door is largely rubber-stamped by a government-run body meant to scrutinize conflicts of interest, Mark Curtis reports.
The Pearl of the Indian Ocean
Thirty years after the capture of Mogadishu by opposition forces, Mohamed Duale and Jabril Abdullahi reflect on it now, as a tale of four cities.
Faces in High Places: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at WTO
Her leadership at the global trade authority only matters to the extent that she helps developing countries to pursue industrial policies, writes Francisco Perez.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Probing Racist Violence in US as Part of Worldwide Study After Trump Administration Blocked UN Human Rights Council US Inquiry
The UN high commissioner for human rights is probing “systemic racism, [and] violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies,” Marjorie Cohn reports.
Global Hot Spots You Probably Don’t Know About (But Should)
The list, writes Danny Sjursen, includes the latest atrocity in northern Ethiopia – and the broader Horn of Africa chess game.
What Happened to the Global Uprisings of a Decade Ago?
Ten years have slipped by since a man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, begins Vijay Prashad.