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December 25, 2006 Issue

Stephen F. Cohen examines the collapse of the Soviet Union, Patricia J. Williams considers Michael Richards and other racists, Tony Hoagland…

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Editorial

Latin Left Turn

Hugo Chávez was re-elected not for his admiration of Castro but for presiding over a robust economy and aggressively improving the lot of Venezuela's poor.

The Other Lieberman

Many Israelis and their US supporters are sleeping through the rise of the virulently anti-Arab Avigdor Lieberman, seen as a threat to democracy itself.

No Graceful Exit

The Iraq Study Group report may slow the impetus for immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Those who seek genuine military disengagement must make their voices heard.

Column

Feature

The Soviet Union, R.I.P.?

The collapse of the Soviet Union was far from inevitable: A historic opportunity to democratize and marketize Russia by more gradual means was lost--and the people paid the price.

September 11, 2001

9/11: The Roots of Paranoia

Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like ''Truth Movement'' to fill in the gaps.

Books & the Arts

The Mayans

The scowl is caught in jadeite.
The flattened face on a green bead
displayed in the orchestral light of the museum
also boards the train on Steinway Stree...

The Bondage Club

In the morning we put on our sharp blue suits and
go to hear the delegates speak through broken teeth.
These are the women whose names the press must be

The Soviet Union, R.I.P.?

The collapse of the Soviet Union was far from inevitable: A historic opportunity to democratize and marketize Russia by more gradual means was lost--and the people paid the price.

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