The Nation.


Kanak Mani Dixit

Kanak Mani Dixit is editor of Himal Southasian regional magazine and publisher of the Nepali-language Himal Khabarpatrika newsmagazine. He was actively involved in resisting King Gyanendra's takeover and was detained many times, the latest for eighteen days during the People's Movement of 2006.

Currently

  • People Power In Nepal

    May 5, 2006

    Kanak Mani Dixit writes that the removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creating the conditions for peace.

2003

  • Hour of Media Shame

    April 11, 2003

    One casualty of the war on Iraq has been the image of the Western media.

2002

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Popular Topics
Most Searched

Issues »

Most Emailed

Issues »

Blogs

» Campaign 08

How Cindy Sheehan is Putting Impeachment on the Table | A peace activist's independent campaign prods Speaker Pelosi.
John Nichols

» The Notion

Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber

» The Beat

Obama Sets the Right Middle East Peace Timeline | Like Carter, he says he would start working on inauguration day.
John Nichols

» Capitolism

Why Air Travel Sux: An Explanation | An airline expert responds to our irresponsible bashing of big air.
Christopher Hayes

» The Dreyfuss Report

Back in the USSR | Russia hinting about challenges to US in Cuba and Venezuela. Sound like the good old days?
Robert Dreyfuss

» ActNow!

Send Karl Rove to Jail | The former Bush advisor regards the law with contempt, so it's time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well.
Peter Rothberg

» Editor's Cut

Rethinking Afghanistan | There is no easy answer but we need to think beyond the reflexive response of troop escalation in order to find sane and humane alternatives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» Passing Through

In Youth Organizing, the Old Becomes New Again | Organizational models and institutions from the 2004 election are beginning to see a revival in 2008.
Michael Connery

» And Another Thing

McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On | He's for Viagra and against the pill. Why won't the media cover this important story?
Katha Pollitt