NIMBY Comes to China NIMBY Comes to China
In Shanghai, angry, middle-class protesters say a high-speed train will wreck their quality of life. This new form of dissent could be one of the biggest challenges China will face...
Jan 18, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Those Ungrateful Saudis Those Ungrateful Saudis
After all he's done for them, why is it that Bush only gets a 12 percent favorability rating in Saudi Arabia?
Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Suharto’s Passage: One Small Man Leaves a Million Corpses Suharto’s Passage: One Small Man Leaves a Million Corpses
Indonesia's dictator is fading fast: But what of his people's memories of the civilians he killed?
Jan 15, 2008 / Allan Nairn
Kenya’s Crisis Kenya’s Crisis
The way to end Kenya's electoral violence is to demand a speedy return to full democracy, transparency and power-sharing.
Jan 10, 2008 / Tavia Nyong’o
Jinnah’s New Republic Jinnah’s New Republic
Seldom has a state been created under such contradictory pressures or with such a load of full-grown problems.
Jan 9, 2008 / Feature / Andrew Roth
Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates
Bush's "war on terror" is escalating without discussion or dissent amid the most open and democratic of American processes--the presidential debates.
Jan 7, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
A New Diplomacy for Pakistan A New Diplomacy for Pakistan
As American policy-makers and pundits seek a Plan B for Pakistan, it's time to recognize the desperate need for a new diplomacy for the Muslim world.
Jan 5, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Benazir’s Bequest Benazir’s Bequest
In the shock, power grabs and crackdowns that followed Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it's easy to forget that the greatest casualty in Pakistan is the rule of law.
Jan 4, 2008 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
Kenya’s Rigged Election Kenya’s Rigged Election
A stolen presidential vote--and not tribal conflict--has plunged Kenya into chaos and violence.
Jan 3, 2008 / Feature / Tavia Nyong’o
The Dot Matrix The Dot Matrix
In I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody, novelist Sinan Antoon explores themes of love, loss, identity and resistance in the face of political oppression.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami