Fury Over Foreigners Fury Over Foreigners
Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with inef...
Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
The Hamas Triumph The Hamas Triumph
What if the West responded to Hamas's victory not with sanctions but with a commitment to resume negotiations from where they left off in 2000?
Feb 2, 2006 / Graham Usher
Curing Fanaticism Curing Fanaticism
Amos Oz reflects on the political and diplomatic implications of Hamas's recent victory and its impact on opportunities for peace.
Feb 1, 2006 / Feature / Jon Wiener
New Day for Bolivia New Day for Bolivia
The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas....
Jan 27, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Storm Clouds Over Iran Storm Clouds Over Iran
The confrontation with Iran is a wake-up call to states that possess nuclear weapons: in a world of nuclear apartheid, multilateral disarmament is the only course of action that ca...
Jan 26, 2006 / Richard Falk
The Master of Modernismo The Master of Modernismo
Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, all but unknown in English-speaking countries, had a global impact on literature, ushering Spanish poetry into the modern era.
Jan 25, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Roberto González Echevarría
Pity the Region Pity the Region
Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilization criticizes a self-righteous US foreign policy oblivious to the power of retributive justice in the Middle East.
Jan 19, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Augustus Richard Norton
Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan Meanwhile, Back in Afghanistan
It's appalingly clear Team Bush is unwilling to do the hard work it takes to make Afghanistan the functioning nation it was before cold war games tore it apart.
Jan 18, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bachelet’s Big Win Bachelet’s Big Win
Michelle Bachelet's election as Chile's first female president represents many things for her fellow citizens: the certainty of political continuity, the possibility of change and ...
Jan 18, 2006 / Feature / Laila Weir
Adrift in Egypt Adrift in Egypt
A brutal raid on an encampment of refugees in Cairo has focused the world's attention on the netherworld Sudanese occupy in Egypt.
Jan 13, 2006 / Feature / Negar Azimi