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It’s the people who are suffering, says Syed Hamad Ali, as Hillary Clinton and co. object to an energy deal that would benefit tens of millions.

Filed in: Iran Pakistan United States

With capital punishment debates resurfacing since the Breivik trial, Tony Mckenna argues the death penalty brutalizes not just the individual but the whole society.

Filed in: Crime Human Rights Norway United Kingdom United States

Felicity Arbuthnot wonders how the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award can be given to someone involved in the war in Afghanistan.

Filed in: Afghanistan Conflict Iraq United Kingdom United States

The former US Secretary of State is to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to the horror of Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Conflict United States

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa team up to resist Western financial domination, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.

Filed in: Brazil China Finance India Iran Russia South Africa United States World Bank

Ahead of this weekend’s talks between Iran and the P5 + 1 countries, Stefan Simanowitz intercepts a letter from George W. Bush to President Obama.

Filed in: United States

Unfulfilled promises may come back to haunt Obama this election year, says Mark Engler.

Filed in: Democracy United States

A new herbicide linked to a slew of health defects is causing extreme worry for environmentalists in the US, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Health India North America Pesticides

When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Iraq Military United States War and Peace

Ten years on from Guantanamo’s opening, Mark Engler reflects on the surreal absurdity that such a place even exists.

Filed in: Activism North America

Attending the state caucuses makes for an uncomfortable, but fascinating, day out, as Mark Engler discovers.

Filed in: Politics United States