Artists Pursue the Disappeared Artists Pursue the Disappeared
With greater efficiency than the slow efforts for truth and justice, a traveling art exhibition bears witness to the victims of Argentina's "dirty war."
Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marian Schlotterbeck
Bush’s Pakistan Paradox Bush’s Pakistan Paradox
He invaded Iraq, which had no connection to WMDs or terrorist threats against the US, while coddling the military junta in Pakistan, which was guilty on both counts. Go figure.
Jul 11, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Lebanon’s Bloody Summer Lebanon’s Bloody Summer
Rocked by violence and sectarian hatred, Lebanon faces its presidential elections in paralysis, bound to a political system that's no longer viable and stymied over what kind of co...
Jul 10, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
Remembering Vilma Espín Remembering Vilma Espín
A Cuban writer pays tribute to Vilma Espín, wife of Raúl Castro and Cuba's first lady, who fought tirelessly for the rights of women in a male-dominated country.
Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
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.
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