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Shakeup in the UK

Shakeup in the UK Shakeup in the UK

Nick Clegg has taken the Liberal Democrats into government with the Tories, serving as deputy prime minister to David Cameron, a politician he has called "the con man of Bri...

May 13, 2010 / Feature / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan

Help Wanted: Blackwater is Hiring Marksmen, Lawyers, Kitchen Attendants and Housekeepers Help Wanted: Blackwater is Hiring Marksmen, Lawyers, Kitchen Attendants and Housekeepers

More than 35 exciting job opportunities have opened up at the infamous mercenary company.

May 13, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Tracking Drone Strikes and Private Spies Tracking Drone Strikes and Private Spies

Two online databases provide a window into the world of private spooks and the undeclared US airwar in Pakistan.

May 13, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill

Britain Braces for the Shocks to Come

Britain Braces for the Shocks to Come Britain Braces for the Shocks to Come

The Tories want to make budget cuts fast and deep.

May 13, 2010 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Pakistan’s Challenge

Pakistan’s Challenge Pakistan’s Challenge

America's Pakistan problem is getting worse, not better, on President Obama's watch.

May 13, 2010 / Editorial / Mosharraf Zaidi

Glenn Beck, America’s Historian Laureate Glenn Beck, America’s Historian Laureate

The Tea Party’s guide to American exceptionalism: It is all about race.

May 13, 2010 / Greg Grandin

Winners and Losers in the UK Election Winners and Losers in the UK Election

For all his faults, I was struck by outgoing British Prime Minster Gordon Brown's resignation speech. It wasn't the pomp of the job he loved, he said, it was the chance to make his...

May 13, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Obama Tries to Strongarm Karzai Obama Tries to Strongarm Karzai

The American policy in Afghanistan is not to negotiate a political deal, but to shoot first and ask questions later. Will President Karzai go along with that strategy? We'll k...

May 13, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Aiding the Insurgency

Aiding the Insurgency Aiding the Insurgency

A celebrated US program designed to employ Iraqis is called a “sham” that fed the resistance.

May 12, 2010 / Feature / Luke Mogelson

Retaking Rio

Retaking Rio Retaking Rio

With the Olympics coming to town, the state seeks to reclaim the favelas.

May 12, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti

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