Regions and Countries

No Blood For …er, um… No Blood For …er, um…

More than five years after the invasion of Iraq--just in case you were still waiting--the oil giants finally hit the front page.

Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty

Despite bullying from Brussels, Ireland had the confidence to reject the Lisbon Treaty and the politics of the fait accompli.

Jun 20, 2008 / Feature / Chris Bickerton

Where’s the Beef? Where’s the Beef?

South Koreans won't be buffaloed by US beef or the Bush Administration's erratic policies.

Jun 19, 2008 / Bruce Cumings

Bill Ford, Remembered Bill Ford, Remembered

The brother of one of four US churchwomen murdered in El Salvador used his legal skills to bring their killers to justice.

Jun 18, 2008 / Scott Greathead and Michael Posner

The Novelist and the Murderers The Novelist and the Murderers

Francisco Goldman's The Art of Political Murder sparks calls for accountability in Central America's "kingdom of impunity."

Jun 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Popper

A Conversation With Richard Falk A Conversation With Richard Falk

One of the world's most prominent critics of US interventionism talks about his new post as UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories.

Jun 17, 2008 / Feature / Linda Mamoun

Obama’s Blind Spot on Israel Obama’s Blind Spot on Israel

Why is Barack Obama courting right-wing groups like AIPAC and steering clear of the American Jewish left and center?

Jun 16, 2008 / Feature / Nadia Hijab

Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons

A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.

Jun 12, 2008 / Feature / Joseph H. Cooper

Can Soccer Stop the Violence? Can Soccer Stop the Violence?

In South Africa ethnic violence against foreigners is beginning to spread and the growing voice of opposition comes from an unlikely source--soccer stars.

Jun 9, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry Drawing Your Last Breath Hungry

We can blame the Burmese government for the unfolding tragedy in the wake of the cyclone. We can also blame ourselves.

Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Allan Nairn

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