A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court and Won the First Human Rights Case on Climate Change
A recent wave of climate-related court cases could have broad implications for legal systems around the world.
Neocolonial Debt, Extractivism, and the Roots of Zambia’s Economic Crisis
Two of Zambia’s key copper mines have returned to foreign private control. The metal, which is 70% of Zambia’s exports, is a major source of foreign exchange at a time…
Patrick Lawrence: Force-Marching the Europeans
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost ZURICH—Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for…
Missing Links in Textbook History: The Roots of the American War in Vietnam
Jim Mamer continues his series deconstructing the flaws in American history taught in high school classrooms, this time tackling the Vietnam War.