FPIF Issues: Health

The Under-Examined Story of Fallujah

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:54:53 -0500

Although you're unlikely to have read about it in the press, the ongoing health crisis in Fallujah shows that the legacy of the U.S. war in Iraq is far from over.

Mexican Constitution Now Recognizes Right to Food

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:41:49 -0400

"To die of hunger is to be assassinated." Alberto Morlachetti

The Politics of Nuclear Crisis and Renewable Energy in Japan

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:06:06 -0400

This article examines why, in the midst of an unprecedented cascade of disasters, natural and nuclear, the Kan problem trumped all others.

CIA Vaccination Program to Catch Bin Laden Makes Middle-East Even More Suspicious of Vaccinations

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:07:37 -0400

The global anti-polio campaign has recently been complicated by the CIA operation to verify Osama bin Laden's location by gathering DNA samples through a hepatitis B vaccination program.

Will Fukushima Survivors Be Doubly Victimized With Radiation Sickness and Stigmatization?

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:45:42 -0400

Let's hope that, unlike with Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors, bias against Fukushima refugees will be kept to a minimum.

Agent Orange in Korea

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:00:00 -0400

Whistleblowers have unearthed the widespread use of Agent Orange by the U.S. military in Korea.

Game Changers in Global AIDS Fight

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:42:18 -0400

On the 30th anniversary of the first reported case of AIDS, we may just have turned the corner on battling the disease -- if we commit the resources.

Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to "Groundhog Day"

Thu, 19 May 2011 10:57:39 -0400

It seems to be deja vu with Tepco and Fukushima -- like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day."

Haiti's Reconstruction: Who Benefits?

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:45:00 -0400

Haiti's reconstruction still has a long ways to go, but needed development industry reforms can go a long way toward strengthening local government and providing jobs for Haitians not just outsiders.

WikiLeaks: No Special Treatment for Non-Compos-Mentis Gitmo Detainees

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:41:44 -0400

American officials have been slow to recognize and treat mental health disorders in Guantanamo detainees.