Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland
The most devastated neighborhood in America makes an ideal backdrop for a morally ambiguous play about abandonment.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern
GWOT: Thailand GWOT: Thailand
Fear of terrorism has enabled Thailand's military dictatorship.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew
GWOT: Pakistan GWOT: Pakistan
As the Taliban gains strength, a nascent democracy in Pakistan withers.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Shahan Mufti
GWOT: The Philippines GWOT: The Philippines
Since 9/11 the Philippines have seen an explosion of political killings.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Luis H. Francia
GWOT: El Salvador GWOT: El Salvador
A new anti-terrorism law gives El Salvador carte blanche to stifle dissent.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Wes Enzinna
GWOT: Egypt GWOT: Egypt
America's "war on terror" has strengthened Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's stranglehold on civil liberties.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Negar Azimi
Forum: What GWOT Has Wrought Forum: What GWOT Has Wrought
George W. Bush's "global war against terror" unleashed a wave of repression felt around the globe. Reports from Egypt, El Salvador, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / The Editors
The Obama Effect The Obama Effect
Have the dreams of the civil rights movement been realized or deferred?
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge
Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, 2007 Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, 2007 Edition
Multiply your good fortune by giving generously to these progressive organizations and charities.
Dec 13, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Congress to CIA Torturers: ‘If Only You’d Told Us’ Congress to CIA Torturers: ‘If Only You’d Told Us’
The agency's secret destruction of tapes is a parable of the futility of oversight.
Dec 13, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn