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Tag: Global Justice

Stephen Milder

German leaders have responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, breaking with the culture of pacifism that emerged after World War II and marking a new wave of militarization.

Ndongo Samba Sylla, Daniela Gabor

In place of public-private partnerships, we should revive the Pan-African ambitions of the green developmental state.

Faisal Devji

Far from a metaphysical battle between fanaticism and tolerance, the Rushdie affair exemplifies the marketization of hurt sentiments.

A recording of our event featuring Noam Chomsky, Sally Abed, Omar Dahi, Alon-lee Green, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Dr. James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute.
John R. Bowen
Food is becoming a target for anti-Islam politics.
Muzna Awayed-Bishara

A Palestinian mother’s perspective.

Julian Aguon
The U.S. Department of Defense is ramping up the militarization of Guam. If we hope to withstand the forces of predatory global capitalism, we need to begin articulating alternatives.
Mikhal Dekel
Not all research is at stake, however, only work that reveals the role of ethnic Poles in the persecution of Poland’s Jews.
Maryam Jamshidi
The country has manipulated rules of engagement to serve its colonialist project in Palestine. Legal scholars must face this fact head on.
Raj Patel
They are fighting in a global war over the future of agriculture. Modi is chocking the debate.
Jason Stanley
History has shown time and again that it is not possible to dehumanize an enemy while treating their cousins, aunts, and uncles with respect. 
Simon Waxman
The Supreme Court never agreed that access to contraceptives is a compelling government interest. The consequences may be significant.
Reed Hundt
At last, a unanimous Supreme Court decision in which the Justices agree with... me.
Simon Waxman
The buffer zone decision is wonderfully logical but also divorced from real experience.
John Berger
A recording of their debate at the Unlearning Violence conference.
Martha C. Nussbaum

The life of the cosmopolitan, who puts right before country, and universal reason before the symbols of national belonging, need not be boring, flat, or lacking in love.

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