Blowback in Lebanon Blowback in Lebanon
One big and underreported reason for Lebanon's slide toward civil war is blowback from Iraq. Fearing the sectarian bloodbath in Iraq and Iran's growing regional influence, Lebanese...
Jan 31, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
Obama’s Ruined Homeland Obama’s Ruined Homeland
In Kenya's Yala Swamp, where Senator Barack Obama traces his African roots, an Oklahoma-based company has wrecked a rich and delicate ecosystem.
Jan 31, 2007 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble
South Korea is bristling over terms of the Bush Administration's proposed free-trade agreement, and so are progressives in Congress.
Jan 27, 2007 / Feature / Mark Winne
Bombay Confidential Bombay Confidential
Vikram Chandra's epic crime novel Sacred Games is an infernal history of India in the last decade.
Jan 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Carl Bromley
Stop the Iran War Before It Starts Stop the Iran War Before It Starts
President Bush's State of the Union address proved he is hellbent on going to war with Iran. Here's what the Democrats must do to stop him.
Jan 24, 2007 / Scott Ritter
Hrant Dink (1954-2007) Hrant Dink (1954-2007)
A courageous editor and fervent Turkish patriot is killed in the name of nationalists intent on burying the inconvenient realities of history.
Jan 22, 2007 / Feature / Ronald Grigor Suny
The Illogic of Empire The Illogic of Empire
Iraq is America's colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq...
Jan 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge
The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega
A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.
Jan 19, 2007 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Savage Wars of Peace Savage Wars of Peace
Jan 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
Get Carter! Iran, Too! Get Carter! Iran, Too!
The Israel lobby retains its grip inside the Beltway, but it's starting to lose its hold on the broader public debate.
Jan 18, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn