The Bush administration's ideologically-driven "no withdrawal, no negotiations" war policies in Iraq, Iran and elsewhere in the region are rapidly and visibly failing.

You cannot win hearts and minds with ground troops and bombers, says Phyllis Bennis

Palestinians lament the Israeli-built wall and life under occupation, and fear permanent restricted access to the holy city of Jerusalem.

The G8 position on climate is a giant step backward that may have effectively undermined the prospects for an effective global climate strategy for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that is expected to be finalized at the crucial UN meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Japanese and Asian movements’ should learn from previous summits and reject attempts to salvage the discredited reputation of the rich nations and instead lead the struggle to make the Hokkaido Summit the final summit of the G8.

Local activism is an important contribution to a struggle for a just and sustainable planet, but the scale of the climate crisis is such that only long-term, legally binding commitments can make a change. We need a new Keynesianism for the environment.

The 2008 UN World Drug Report tries to hide the failures of drug control policy behind a bad history lesson. Instead of a clear acknowledgement that the UN’s own 10-year targets have not been met, it offers a narrative of 100 years of success, fabricating a comparison with Chinese opium production and use at the turn of the 20th century.

Despite the efforts of a national oligarchy intent on handing the remains of Mexico´s riches over to transnational capital, Mexico is experiencing a lively debate on the future of the country’s oil.

The formerly state owned oil Company Petron should be re-Filipinised to form the core of the reconstituted Department of Energy that would be tasked with comprehensive planning to diversify energy sources, bring down prices, and manage energy consumption to mitigate climate change.