Derek Monroe

Derek Monroe is a writer/reporter and consultant based in Illinois, USA. He has reported on international and US foreign policy issues from Latin America, Poland, Japan, Iraq, Ukraine, Sri Lanka and India. His work appeared in Foreign Policy in Focus, Alternet, Truthout and Ohmynews, and has been published in over 20 countries.

'Deep State' behind US State Dept. dissent on Syria Opinion
Last Friday's release of US State Dept leaked memo featuring its 51 employees presenting dissent on the US Syria policy has rocked the world of American diplomacy.
Jun 19, 2016 10:52
In Poland, hammer & sickle being replaced by hammer & cross Opinion
On June 4, which marked the 27th anniversary of historic elections that removed the long ruling Communist PZPR party from power, thousands of people gathered on the streets of 33 Polish cities.
Jun 8, 2016 16:31
US society at crossroads ahead of 2016 presidential elections Opinion
The 2016 electoral period appears to have the highest degree of polarization and division the country has seen since the Civil War of 1861.
May 23, 2016 14:10
Ukrainian govt crusade against journalism takes a new ugly turn Opinion
As the situation in Ukraine developed into a frozen/low intensity conflict, independent journalism is treated as the enemy and unfortunate collateral damage.
May 10, 2016 11:23
Live from the struggling streets of Kiev, Ukraine Opinion
Arriving in Kiev two years after the coup that overthrew the corrupt but democratically elected Yanukovich government has been an interesting exercise in parallel reality.
Apr 29, 2016 12:16
The American classroom: Main protagonist in war on working poor Opinion
The power of control is one of the most basic principles in Neo-liberal democracy and it has been one of the most important features of a system that is being credited for unprecedented economic growth and prosperity in the US, until now.
Mar 13, 2016 16:02
Russia grappling with new economic realities Opinion
As the world's media attention is currently fixed on the conflict in Syria, and to a lesser extent Ukraine, there has been an ongoing economic conflict occurring against Russia.
Mar 5, 2016 16:43
False innocence: How Polish media deliberately distorts the past Opinion
Last week, the Polish media scene was rattled by an earthquake. For a first time since the peaceful transformation from Communism in 1989, a major media personality talked openly about its role in Poland.
Feb 14, 2016 16:31
Politics of hate and intolerance alive & well in America’s ‘flyover country' Opinion
'Flyover country' is a pejorative term often used by many of the American elite from the nation's two major urban centers in the Northeast (Washington DC, New York , Boston) and Southwest (Los Angeles).
Jan 30, 2016 14:39
Surveillance ghosts of the past still haunting us today Opinion
This week America’s National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast a story by its affiliate KPBS on biometrics screening taking place at the border crossing between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
Jan 15, 2016 14:54

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