Stories by Charles Davis
Charles Davis is an independent journalist based in Nicaragua. His reporting and commentary on everything from the war on drugs to Western foreign policy toward the developing world has been published by outlets including Inter Press Service, AlterNet and Common Dreams, and has aired on public radio stations from New York City to San Diego. To see more of his work, visit his website.
Posted on Jan 9, 2012
Rather than renouncing empire and endless war, Obama's stated strategy for the military going forward just reaffirms the U.S. commitment to both.
Posted on Oct 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Contrary to what you're likely to hear from the political and media establishment, the only thing worth celebrating is this war's end, not what it accomplished.
Posted on Sep 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Don't expect much from the debt committee members, who are even more anxious to please the military establishment and weapons manufacturers than your average politician.
Posted on Aug 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Obama promised on the campaign trail, "I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." But don't count on cashing that check.
Posted on Jun 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Instead of continuing the hard work of protesting unjust wars, too many people took the election of politicians with "D"s after their name as their own Mission Accomplished.
Posted on May 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet
There he was, the leader of the largest empire in history, praising the power of peaceful protest in countries with repressive leaders backed by his own administration.
Posted on Mar 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet
If the bitter lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan has taught us anything, it's that wars of liberation exact a deadly toll on those they purportedly liberate.
Posted on Mar 18, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Invading Iraq was sold to the American public as a war to defend our nation and free the Iraqi people. What they got was an ocean of blood and tragedy.
Posted on Mar 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Bradley Manning leaked cables showing officials covering up U.S. tax dollars funding child rape in Afghanistan, illegal bombings in Yemen and more -- and he's the one in jail?
Posted on Mar 2, 2011, Source: AlterNet
President Barack Obama's budget includes halving the home-heating oil subsidy poor households depend on. But he proposes $3 billion for Israel.
Posted on Jan 30, 2008, Source: IPS News
The Bush administration has ignored its own rhetoric when it comes to anti-Cuban terrorists operating from Florida.
Posted on Apr 27, 2006, Source: WireTap
Interview: Former U.N. weapons inspector and critic of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East talks about Iraq, Iran and the prospects for the return of a draft.
