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South Africa’s Barriers to Abortion

South Africa’s Barriers to Abortion South Africa’s Barriers to Abortion

Jan 3, 2013 / Photo Essay / Jake Naughton, Jina Moore, and Estelle Ellis

The Mess in Iraq

The Mess in Iraq The Mess in Iraq

Violence in Iraq is going from bad to worse, in tandem with neighboring Syria.

Jan 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War?

Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War? Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War?

For Americans who understand the importance of a cooperative U.S.-Russia relationship, 2012 was a disturbing year.

Jan 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish

The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish

The National Intelligence Community’s Global Trends report reveals a future of continued fearmongering and American exceptionalism. 

Jan 3, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch

Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch

The Ohio Democrat opposed wars that needed to be opposed, fought to preserve civil liberties and always sided with workers and farmers against corporations.

Jan 3, 2013 / John Nichols

Tough Questions for John Kerry

Tough Questions for John Kerry Tough Questions for John Kerry

Here are just a few things the Foreign Relations Committee should be asking Obama’s nominee for secretary of state.

Jan 2, 2013 / The Editors

Putting Stories Into the World

Putting Stories Into the World Putting Stories Into the World

Nathan Englander’s play, The Twenty-Seventh Man, focuses on the moment that Yiddish culture in Russia died a sudden and unnatural death.

Jan 2, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

In South Africa, A Liberal Abortion Law Doesn’t Guarantee Access

In South Africa, A Liberal Abortion Law Doesn’t Guarantee Access In South Africa, A Liberal Abortion Law Doesn’t Guarantee Access

Long waits and too few providers are consigning more and more women to illegal abortions.

Dec 31, 2012 / Feature / Jina Moore and Estelle Ellis

Blowback in the Pacific Blowback in the Pacific

The US military’s “Pacific Pivot” is raising tensions with China and prompting local resistance.

Dec 31, 2012 / Feature / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander

The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo

The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo

How the neoliberal urban development schemes of the Mubarak regime have gained new life under the Muslim Brotherhood.

Dec 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

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