By: Aaron Sussman
Media

6/6/07

Despite increased awareness of the issue in the U.S., the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to devastate massive populations throughout Africa.  To understand the manner in which the United States has addressed HIV/AIDS in Africa and the way in which  many Americans interpret the complicated issues related to the pandemic, it is imperative to take a hard, critical look at how the issue has been portrayed and constructed by the U.S. media.

Resurrecting Hope: An Interview with William Blum

Interview with William Blum, by Jason Miller
Interviews

5/4/07

He went from working at the State Department to making the top of Osama's book list. Read Jason Miller's interview with William Blum, author of Killing Hope and Rogue State. 

Dow's Human Element in Bhopal

By: Erin Clark
Labor and Economics

4/16/07

Union Carbide’s chemical leak 23 years ago in India is a story of corporate malfeasance, media neglect, and a continuing humanitarian disaster for the residents of Bhopal. 

Foreign Aid Surge

By: Aaron Sussman
Foreign Policy

4/13/07

Despite the Bush administration’s admirable goal of increasing foreign aid to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, its efforts are undermined by barring organizations receiving aid from reaching out to sex workers – a strategy that experts say would  help save lives.  The result is a broken promise in Africa and a threat to the First Amendment in the United States. 

Faithfully Pro-Choice?

By: Rev. Matthew Fox
Domestic Politics

4/8/07

In a world of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, it’s tempting for the progressive movement to write off religious people entirely.  In this article, pro-choice activist and Christian minister Matthew Fox discusses the importance of including spiritual and religious voices in progressive movements in general, and in the movement for reproductive justice in particular, issues that will be further discussed at an exciting upcoming event on Wesleyan’s campus. 

Canadian and U.S. Anti-terror Practices on Trial: Maher Arar Saga Not Over Yet

By: Faisal Kutty
The Constitution

3/7/07

The story of Maher Arar, a Syrian-Canadian who was detained in the United States and subsequently returned to Syria due to the 'threat' that he posed, sheds light on the extraordinary and problematic governmental policies in this "War on Terror."  In particular, the American policy of extraordinary rendition, which extradites suspected terrorists without due process, cannot remain unchallenged. 

The Universal Lessons of Hajj

By: Faisal Kutty
Culture

2/22/07

Millions of Muslims transcend geographical, linguistic, cultural, ethnic, color, economic and social barriers every year to converge in unison on Mecca for the Hajj, a ritual with universal lessons that celebrate the diversity of our common humanity. 

Violence and Impunity in the Americas

By: Kevin Young
Foreign Policy

2/12/07

The United States has repeatedly supported corrupt dictatorships in Latin America in an effort to further its own goals.  We must fight for change in this practice and demand an end to impunity for war criminals in the Americas.

The Left's Uneasiness Over Immediate Withdrawal from Iraq

By: Kevin Young, on behalf of Wesleyan's Students for Ending the War in Iraq
Iraq

2/11/07

In recent public debate, many on the Left have hesitated to support an immediate withdrawal from Iraq, citing the need to rebuild and the possibility of increased violence and insecurity in an already decimated Iraq. This is why we must leave now and begin the real reconstruction.

The Many Implications of Federal Policy on Embryonic Stem Cell Research

By: Sean McClellan
Domestic Politics

2/11/07

The majority of Congress has begun to push for more federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, but has kept consideration of this research hazardously narrow. Policy makers have failed to understand this funding as an issue fundamentally about improving the public health, preventing full consideration of the best federal policy.