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Sturm und Drang (World Leaders, Regions and Countries)

As political parties in Germany dance toward a coalition
following the stalemated elections, the country is in for a turbulent
month--and new elections are a serious option.

Norman Birnbaum
Pinochet's Week In Court (World Leaders, Regions and Countries)

Chile's Supreme Court handed Augusto Pinochet both a victory and a blow
with its recent rulings on Operation Columbo and Operation Condor.

Peter Kornbluh
Disengagement From Peace? (World Leaders, Regions and Countries, World)

Israel's withdrawal from Gaza represents a withdrawal from the peace process. If that occurs, its nightmare in Gaza could become a West Bank reality.

Marwan Bishara
Debate on Democracy (World Leaders, George W. Bush, Regions and Countries)

Bush in Russia.

Calvin Trillin
An Exiled Son of Santiago (World Leaders, Regions and Countries)

Two generations of Leteliers.

Tom Hayden
Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism (Environmental Issues, World Leaders, Regions and Countries, Environment, World)

What Venezuela's revolution is made of.

Christian Parenti
Babushkas vs. Putin (World Leaders, Regions and Countries, World)

In February 1917 bread riots, led by women, many of them elderly, broke out in the center of St. Petersburg.

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letter From Chile (World Leaders, Law, Regions and Countries, Society, World)

Pinochet's indictment marks a new era.

Peter Kornbluh
Why Marwan Did Not Run (World Leaders, Regions and Countries)

Most Palestinians now seek unity and a reprieve from the exhaustion of war.

Graham Usher
Under Siege With Arafat (World Leaders, Regions and Countries)

One symbol of Palestine is now gone, but the Palestinian people continue to suffer under the tyranny of occupation.

Adam Shapiro

Blogs

Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin
The Notion

In El Salvador, Barack Obama pays tribute to Oscar Romero.

March 23, 2011
NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow
The Notion

NPR's Pravda-like headline tells the story before it actually happened.

March 19, 2011
Aristide on the Way Home: Presidential Candidate Threatens to Kill Him and Perform Necro-Sodomy
The Notion

US has failed to keep Aristide from returning to Haiti.  Expected to arrive tonight, he already has received a death threat—from a major candidate in this Sunday’s presidential runoff election.

March 18, 2011
Deliberately, Cynically and Steadfastly: Obama Heads South as Aristide Moves North?
The Notion

As Obama heads for Brazil, he might cross flight paths with Aristide, soon expected to return to Haiti

March 17, 2011
Who's Who in Libya's Opposition Council
Bob Dreyfuss

An anti-Qaddafi government takes shape.

March 10, 2011
Should the US Intervene in Libya?
Nation in the News

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen on Russia Today talk about whether the US should take action in Libya.

March 9, 2011
Iran Intensifies Crackdown Against Greens
Bob Dreyfuss

Mousavi, Karroubi reportedly taken to army prison, amid demands that they be executed.

March 2, 2011
Arab Uprisings and American Intervention
The Notion

The young people protesting in Arab capitals right now want a meaningful break with the status quo and, in many ways, that means a break from American support.

March 2, 2011
Gorbachev at 80
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday is an opportunity to reconsider a complicated legacy of reform.

March 1, 2011
Who's Responsible for the Arab Uprisings? A Non-Exhaustive List
The Notion

I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time keeping track of who is responsible for the Arab uprisings.

February 25, 2011
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