In the Spotlight

"Prison Is the Only Place where We Can Speak Freely"

Nyi Nyi Aung was released from a Burmese prison, but thousands of other political prisoners remain behind bars, and human rights abuses continue under the junta. By Simon Roughneen.

The Corporate Roadblock in Washington

Behind the struggle to pass any meaningful legislation in the United States, a stifling amount of corporate money endeavors to keep Capitol Hill in gridlock. By Joshua Pringle.

Haiti's Rising Urgency

Two months after the quake—with over a million people homeless, the education system in tatters, and deadly rain and hurricanes on the way—Haitians face a situation that grows more dire by the day. By Teri Schure.

Saudi Arabia: a Patron to Hafiz Sayeed?

While Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia try to create cooperation between their governments, ties between Saudi Arabia and extremism complicate the situation greatly. By Tanveer Jafri.

No EU-daimonia after Lisbon

Lacking a democratic mandate and acting by stealth, E.U. elites have sought to make the Union a state in its own right, and a world power to boot. But have they gotten ahead of themselves? By Simon Roughneen.

Debt Burden Cripples Poorer Nations

International lending, within its current framework, leaves developing nations in a hole that only gets bigger as they try to pay off their debt.
By Justin Frewen.

Boundless Hope in Sierra Leone

Where many families are too poor to buy books for their children, the organization Boundless Hope is helping kids get an education and putting essentials like pencils and toothbrushes in their hands. By Roland Marke.