Fury Over Foreigners Fury Over Foreigners
Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with inef...
Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
The War With No Name The War With No Name
For twenty-five years, Kurdish guerrillas have battled the forces of the Turkish state. For a while, things began to settle down, but the US occupation of Iraq changed all that.
Nov 21, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
The Question of Kurdistan The Question of Kurdistan
The Kurds have almost no natural resources and suffer from a culture of corruption. But their call for autonomy is a serious threat to the building of a united Iraq.
Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild? New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild?
Despite persistent calls from the right to raze the ruined city, gritty storm survivors from New Orleans to Gulfport and Houston begin to put their lives together again.
Sep 12, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
The Big Easy Dies Hard The Big Easy Dies Hard
At first glance New Orleans looks like a cross between a giant conceptual art installation or the set of a cold war disaster movie.
Sep 8, 2005 / Editorial / Christian Parenti
Bolivia’s Battle of Wills Bolivia’s Battle of Wills
Despite elections now expected this summer, Bolivia remains locked in a political stalemate, with core issues unresolved and the path forward unclear.
Jun 16, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Tear Gas in the Andes Tear Gas in the Andes
Unwilling to suffer through another generation of brutal poverty, the indigenous people of Bolivia have taken to the streets in La Paz.
May 27, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism
What Venezuela's revolution is made of.
Mar 24, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Afghan Poppies Bloom Afghan Poppies Bloom
The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.
Jan 6, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Who Rules Afghanistan Who Rules Afghanistan
Behind the democratic facade.
Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti