Nation Topics - Zimbabwe | The Nation

This year's edition of the Venice Biennale sinks under sprawl and overfamiliarity.

The problem in Zimbabwe is not the president, it is the unequal distribution of land. 

Across the Greater Middle East from Tunisia and Egypt to Bahrain and Yemen, democratic protests are threatening to sweep away subordinate elites crucial to the wielding of American power.

The Shirley Sherrod saga reveals just how entrenched the myth of reverse racism is.

The richest man in Russia buys the New Jersey Nets—proving that the NBA is in dire financial straits.

What is poverty? One volunteer's perspective shows us it's all relative. A finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest 2009.

An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy--and wins.

In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.

It's time for candidates to focus on issues missing from the debate so far: the bloated military budget, an exit from Bush's "war on terror," our failing infrastructure and the deepening financial crisis.

No need to wait until September to see if the surge is working. Just look at the numbers.