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The Internet as a toy with a tin ear and a wooden tongue.

Rodric Braithwaite, Jonathan Steele and Artemy Kalinovsky analyze the forgotten history of Afghan communism and the Soviet occupation.

Mohammed Nasheed, the deposed leader of the Maldives, recently visited the US to call for free and fair elections in his homeland—which may disappear underwater due to climate change.

To its shame, the Obama administration continues to defend its role in the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist.

An interview with Jonathan Schell, the unlikely oracle of Occupy Wall Street, on revolution, non-violent protest and more.

The most gifted foreign correspondent in a generation reported with authority and empathy.

Once again, the MSM falls for the story of Saul Bellow's "former liberal" son, who specializes in publishing right-wing dreck.

With Obama's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the prison becomes a permanent fixture.

Today, neither the press nor government has the authority to validate little Virginia's belief in miracles.

Don't be left behind: everyone from Jeffrey Sachs to Deepak Chopra and Suze Orman is jumping on the Occupy Wall Street wagon.