North America

A new herbicide linked to a slew of health defects is causing extreme worry for environmentalists in the US, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Health India North America Pesticides

When is a US troop pullout not a pullout? asks Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Iraq Military United States War and Peace

Ten years on from Guantanamo’s opening, Mark Engler reflects on the surreal absurdity that such a place even exists.

Filed in: Activism North America

Attending the state caucuses makes for an uncomfortable, but fascinating, day out, as Mark Engler discovers.

Filed in: Politics United States

Fed up with being fleeced, North Americans are flocking to co-operative savings societies. Wayne Ellwood reports.

Filed in: Canada Co-operatives Finance

With Occupy Wall Street fighting for its life, Yahia Lababidi says that by supporting each other, Egyptian and US protesters can make the impossible possible.

Filed in: Activism Egypt Finance Politics United States

Stefan Simanowitz argues the IAEA’s latest report, while increasing mutual distrust, is neither a smoking gun nor a game-changer.

Filed in: Iran United States

By championing Wall Street, Niall Ferguson once again gets it wrong at exactly the right moment, says Mark Engler.

Filed in: Activism Democracy North America Poverty Wealth

First it was Saddam, then bin Laden and now Gaddafi. The West gets its man but loses its humanity, says Felicity Arbuthnot.

Filed in: Conflict Libya Military Politics UN United States Violence

Around 2.3 million US citizens are behind bars - a number that dwarfs any other country, reports Mark Engler.

Filed in: Prisons United States

Canadian troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan this month. In theory, at least, reports Wayne Ellwood.

Filed in: Afghanistan Canada