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Margaret Thatcher

In every way, her agenda opposed the interests of ordinary working people. How did she get so many of them to vote against their own economic interests again and again?

Soldiers in North Korea

Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.

Bank of Cyprus

This tiny nation has been pushed off a cliff to "save" the eurozone. Reunification may be the only way to turn the island's fortunes around.

Police officer in Beijing, China

The Communist Party is failing to heed demands for political reform.

Afghanistan

In Western hands, Afghanistan didn't transition to a "free market" system—but a particularly venal form of crony capitalism.

Obama in Israel

We continue to obsess about Iran's fantasy weapons, but pay remarkably little attention to the existing nuclear weapons in the region—Israel's.

Paul Krugman

Everyone's favorite Nobel-winning Keynesian is no longer gravely deluded on the global economy. How much can we trust him now? 

The growing threats of nuclear war and environmental catastrophe make it hard to bet on the survival of our species.

Gitmo

Before the Iraq War, there was Guantánamo, the AUMF, My Lai and more. What you don’t know can hurt you.

The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency before 9/11.

Blogs

Being malcontent never made anyone happy.

May 21, 2013

Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.

May 20, 2013

This week, everything is falling apart: Syria; the Canadian environment; higher education as we know it. But if a creative roasting of Carlos Slim is any indication, the best response may be laughter.

May 18, 2013

Lots of candidates, real politics in Iran.

May 17, 2013

For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.

May 16, 2013

McCain seems worried by the idea of peace, and the State Department refuses to rule out a role for Iran.

May 15, 2013

After decades of takedowns, the art is still stoking controversy.

May 14, 2013

The country isn’t dealing with the burden it placed on post-September 11 veterans—and some members of Congress want to start the conversation.

May 14, 2013

What, you may ask, where they thinking?

May 14, 2013

He might be wrong about Benghazi—but Gregory Hicks is still a whistleblower and he shouldn’t be retaliated against. 

May 10, 2013
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