Al Qaeda in Afghanistan Al Qaeda in Afghanistan
At a recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, former CIA officers offered clear alternatives to escalation in Afghanistan.
Oct 9, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Honduran Coup Regime in Crisis Honduran Coup Regime in Crisis
Those who seized power in June have polarized society, delegitimized political institutions and empowered social movements.
Oct 9, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America
Having concluded that US and IMF/World Bank prescriptions failed their region, a new generation of leaders seek economic and social development through homegrown strategies.
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Antonio Gonzalez and Miguel Tinker Salas
Talking With Tehran Talking With Tehran
Can the United States and Iran negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff?
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment
Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Ira Chernus
Russian Journalists Still Under Threat Russian Journalists Still Under Threat
Three years after the assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politikovskaya, impunity reigns.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Adam Federman
Israel vs. Human Rights Israel vs. Human Rights
Israel's latest strategy for responding to allegations of human rights abuses: kill the messenger.
Sep 30, 2009 / Philip Weiss and Adam Horowitz
Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh
Why the sudden disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran?
Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Exorcising America’s Diplomatic Demons Exorcising America’s Diplomatic Demons
This week the Chinese Communists celebrate their sixtieth year in power, an event that the make-war-not-peace crowd might benefit from contemplating.
Sep 30, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan
While corruption by the Afghan government has been widely condemned, corruption by Western officials in Afghanistan has received little if any scrutiny.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston