July 2014

Juan Orrantia
Guinea-Bissau, Aftermaths
July 31, 2014
At the docks of Pidjiguti in the capital Bissau, where the workers’ massacre that ignited the revolution in 1959 took place, the military...
Orrantia
Russ Wellen
A Nuclear Threat without a Nukes Program
July 30, 2014
This winter, to the surprise and relief of many, Iran agreed to limit its uranium enrichment to a concentration of 20 percent as part of an...
Rickard Strandberg
The Rise and Fall of Africa's First Narco-State? Hope, Change and Renewal in Guinea-Bissau
July 23, 2014
The last elections in Guinea-Bissau were charged with great expectations both nationally and internationally. After being postponed several...
Sean Guillory
Donbass Miners and the People's Republics
July 15, 2014
On its Twitter feed, the Donetsk People’s Republic recently announced that it’s forming a voluntary division of coal miners tasked with...
Ukraine Miners
Mario Badagliacca
The Gate of Shadows
July 7, 2014
Foreword by Mario Badagliacca Italy, and other European countries, are at the center of serious violations of human rights with the...
Naomi Dann
Up to its Neck in Reality
July 2, 2014
When does political art advance a political agenda, and when does recognizing the political as art strip it of political power? Does...
Jason Huettner
Why Are You So Proud? LGBTQ Detention and Deportation
July 1, 2014
At a recent Democratic National Committee fundraising dinner in New York, President Obama recognized June as national LGBT pride month and...