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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

Bad Sex in the City Bad Sex in the City

There's something untrustworthy about a man who can't conduct a decent affair. Rudy Giuliani never could.

Dec 12, 2007 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Hoodwinked in Bali on Carbon Credits Hoodwinked in Bali on Carbon Credits

A UN conference touts carbon trading as the best response to global warming. Why adopt a framework that pits rich against poor, exploits the indigenous and gives the biggest corpor...

Dec 12, 2007 / Feature / Daphne Wysham

Torture Tapes: Failure at All Levels Torture Tapes: Failure at All Levels

CIA, Department of Justice, White House--and members of Congress--ran through every legal and procedural red light designed to prevent criminal conduct and its cover-up.

Dec 11, 2007 / Feature / Aziz Huq

Israel’s Palestinians Speak Out Israel’s Palestinians Speak Out

Israel's indigenous Palestinian population rejects the efforts of Israel and the United States to seal our fate as a permanent underclass in our own homeland.

Dec 11, 2007 / Feature / Nadim Rouhana

Our Inalienable Human Rights Our Inalienable Human Rights

Despite their political differences, Americans are strikingly united on the value of human rights, according to a new poll sponsored by The Nation.

Dec 10, 2007 / Feature / Alan Jenkins

Fear on the Campaign Trail Fear on the Campaign Trail

As Democratic candidates strive to keep their messages upbeat and cheerful, they should take a lesson from the environmental movement on the power of fear to motivate political cha...

Dec 7, 2007 / Feature / Glenn Hurowitz

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