Significant progress has been made in prosecuting human rights abusers, but accountability mechanisms vary greatly depending on the context. By Joshua Pringle.
A Fed effort in 1947 to control interest rates led to hyperinflation and high unemployment—something we could see repeated very soon. By Evan Schnidman.
The nomination of Chuck Hagel for the post of U.S. defense secretary has garnered significant criticism from Israel and the powerful Jewish lobby. By Neelam Deo.
With the Internet continuing to dismantle the business model of political journalism, what will the future look like for the fourth estate? By Joshua Pringle.
Worldpress.org offers a sampling of world news coverage related to the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.