The ‘Human Rights Industry’ and Nicaragua

Reprinted from CovertAction Magazine. Why do United Nations human rights bodies focus on some countries, but not others? Why do organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International appear to ignore important evidence presented to them? And why do the media...

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An Unfortunate Attack on Free, Responsible Journalism

John Hewko's Chicago Tribune op-ed "With Vladimir Putin interview, Tucker Carlson Proves To Be the Walter Duranty of Our Time" is an unfortunate attack on free, responsible journalism. Those of us in the peace community welcomed Tucker Carlson's lengthy interview with...

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US Forces Should Have Left Iraq and Syria Years Ago

There’s a lot that could be said about Gen. McKenzie’s op-ed defending a continued U.S. military presence in Syria and Iraq, but these claims are clearly untrue: In the end, American troops are in Syria and Iraq to prevent ISIS from being able to attack our homeland....

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