Regions and Countries

Vertical Disintegration Vertical Disintegration

A new take on Israel/Palestine: Could Israel's architecture be the solution to the insoluble disputes?

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / James Ron

The Iranian Impasse The Iranian Impasse

Five new books explore the failed progressive movements in Iran, and the dilemma the US left faces today.

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson

A War in the Heart of India A War in the Heart of India

Maoists say they're fighting for the invisible tribal peoples of India. Are they terrorists, or the product of a corrupt and unjust system?

Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Ramachandra Guha

Religious Leaders Challenge a Polluter Religious Leaders Challenge a Polluter

A delegation of church leaders traveled to the US, calling on corporate mogul Ira Rennert to clean up the smelters that are poisoning the children of Peru.

Jun 26, 2007 / Feature / Sara Shipley Hiles

Hong Kong, Ten Years After Hong Kong, Ten Years After

Ten years of Chinese rule in Hong Kong hasn't resulted in severe human rights abuses, but full democracy has yet to emerge.

Jun 21, 2007 / Feature / Fiona Ng

Revolution in Venezuela? Revolution in Venezuela?

Oil money allows Hugo Chávez to do many things, but it will never be enough to buy a revolution.

Jun 21, 2007 / Joaquín Villalobos

Eyeless in Gaza Eyeless in Gaza

The disaster in Gaza has many fathers, but its most direct cause was the Bush Administration's cynical manipulation of democracy promotion.

Jun 21, 2007 / The Editors

Hamas Holds the High Cards Hamas Holds the High Cards

It's too late for the corrupt remnants of the PLO to make any credible claim of leadership, even if the US, Israel and EU throw aid dollars their way.

Jun 20, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Iraq’s Founding Mother Iraq’s Founding Mother

A biography of Gertrude Bell investigates the woman who created Iraq out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire.

Jun 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles Glass

Persian Ghosts Persian Ghosts

The complex historical tensions between Sunnis and Shiites are not enough to explain the current crisis in the Middle East.

Jun 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing

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