The Threat of Hope in Latin America The Threat of Hope in Latin America
Across Latin America indigenous movements redrawing the continent's political map, demanding not just "rights" but a reinvention of the state along deeply democratic lines.
Nov 3, 2005 / Column / Naomi Klein
Assad on the Brink Assad on the Brink
The Baathist regime is the most opaque on earth, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must develop a strategy to save himself and his regime, as the UN investigation of the assasin...
Nov 3, 2005 / David Hirst
Changing the Electoral Game in Colombia Changing the Electoral Game in Colombia
In a landmark ruling, Colombia's Constitutional Court has allowed President Alvaro Uribe to seek a second term. That's good news for the Bush Administration, which considers Uribe ...
Nov 2, 2005 / Feature / Liliana Segura
A Tale of Two Tragedies A Tale of Two Tragedies
The Pakistan earthquake has left 3.3 million people homeless--far more than the tsunami. But suffering Pakistanis are either being preyed upon by Islamist groups or ignored by the ...
Oct 27, 2005 / Tariq Ali
Salvador Memories Salvador Memories
An exhibit at the International Center of Photography showcasing the brutal images of the civil war in El Salvador should remind the Pentagon and the public that the "Salvador Opt...
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
Say It Ain’t So, Big Leagues Say It Ain’t So, Big Leagues
Strip-mining the Dominican Republic for talent, Major League Baseball periodically plucks one lucky boy from his home and family and gives him a dream for a better life. But what h...
Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Corruption of Hope in Brazil Corruption of Hope in Brazil
Luis Inacio Lula da Silva came into power in 2002 on a wave of populist support for an era of socialist politics and participatory democracy. But da Silva has offered the people of...
Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Hilary Wainwright
The War of the Liberals The War of the Liberals
Power and the Idealists clings to the notion that the Iraq War was waged for humanitarian ideals, while At the Point of a Gun documents the inner torment of humanitarian interventi...
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
Deadline for Saddam Deadline for Saddam
Saddam Hussein went to trial on Wednesday declaring he was still the president of Iraq. A series of odes a decade ago to Hussein's dictatorial days show the tyrant was always out ...
Oct 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin