World

Squash and Revolution in Egypt Squash and Revolution in Egypt

Of the top fifteen men's players in the world, seven of them are Egyptian, and the women's side is not far behind.

Jul 27, 2011 / Feature / Paul Wachter

What I Think About When I Think About Dominique Strauss-Kahn What I Think About When I Think About Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Once I start wondering about our barbarous legal system, I can't stop.

Jul 27, 2011 / Rochelle Gurstein

Europe’s New Fascists Europe’s New Fascists

Racism, not multiculturalism, poses the real threat to Europe’s future.

Jul 27, 2011 / Editorial / Gary Younge

How America Could Collapse How America Could Collapse

Supply chain shocks have already led to shortages of videotape and auto parts. Could food or medicine be next?

Jul 27, 2011 / Matt Stoller

Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill Muslim Students Challenge Allen West’s Anti-Islamic Speaker on Capitol Hill

On Capitol Hill, Muslim students confront Islamophobia.  

Jul 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Sean Savett

Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides

Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides

After Anders Breivik murdered dozens of young socialists, Beck compared the dead to “Hitler Youth.” But the slain were actually heirs to a great tradition of battling N...

Jul 26, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The Markets, the Pols and the Greek Bogeyman The Markets, the Pols and the Greek Bogeyman

From Washington to Athens, financiers are dictating the terms of politics.

Jul 26, 2011 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide? What Happens When Three Sputtering Economies Collide?

Connecting the dots of the global economy, from the United States to the European Union to China. 

Jul 26, 2011 / Mike Davis

Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists

Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists

As the massacre in Norway shows, the real threat to European democracy is not multiculturalism and Islamic militancy. It’s racism.

Jul 25, 2011 / Gary Younge

Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism! Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism!

Islam-bashing conservatives like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller influenced the fanatic who terrorized Norway. The question now is—to what degree?

Jul 25, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

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