Regime-Quakes in Burma and China Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
May 15, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein
McCain Sells Out Vets McCain Sells Out Vets
There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.
May 15, 2008 / Brian Beutler
Burma’s Desperate Hour Burma’s Desperate Hour
The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.
May 15, 2008 / The Editors
On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’ On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
May 14, 2008 / Feature / Akiva Eldar
Israel’s Struggle for Social Justice Israel’s Struggle for Social Justice
Despite conflict and contradictions, what is precious and beautiful about Israel is its ongoing struggle for social justice.
May 12, 2008 / Feature / Neve Gordon
Death in Darfur Death in Darfur
Jen Marlowe In Darfur, even the schools are not safe, as I learned following a recent tragedy that cost six children their lives.
May 9, 2008 / Feature / Jen Marlowe
Palestine: Liberation Deferred Palestine: Liberation Deferred
A just resolution of the Palestine question depends on the Palestinians themselves.
May 8, 2008 / Feature / Rashid Khalidi
A Somber Anniversary A Somber Anniversary
Sixty years after the founding of the State of Israel, the long conflict with the Palestinians, and with the Arab world at large, casts a pall over Israeli life.
May 8, 2008 / Feature / Avi Shlaim
The Year of the Prisoner The Year of the Prisoner
Will Bush make America the ultimate POW by launching an attack on Iran?
May 8, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Gitmo in Disarray Gitmo in Disarray
Ethical conflicts and judicial dysfunction cloud the military commissions system at Guantánamo.
May 8, 2008 / Ross Tuttle