Walter Jones: The Antiwar Republican From North Carolina Walter Jones: The Antiwar Republican From North Carolina
A pro–Iraq War conservative Republican now fiercely opposes the war in Afghanistan.
May 25, 2011 / Feature / George C. Wilson
The Monster and Monterrey: The Politics and Cartels of Mexico’s Drug War The Monster and Monterrey: The Politics and Cartels of Mexico’s Drug War
When organized crime and drug violence came to Monterrey, the city turned to the military for help. It was a choice many would come to regret.
May 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Nik Steinberg
Netanyahu’s Boorish Performance Gives Obama the Edge Netanyahu’s Boorish Performance Gives Obama the Edge
The president can corner the Israeli prime minister now—if he wants to.
May 25, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
In Turkey, Media Censorship Is Rampant and the Internet Isn’t Free In Turkey, Media Censorship Is Rampant and the Internet Isn’t Free
Journalists in Turkey already face a repressive regime that punishes criticism—and in August, regulation of the online content will become even stricter.
May 24, 2011 / Richard Pollak
L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost L’Affaire DSK: Presumption of Innocence Lost
How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes.
May 24, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams
Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan? Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s Chinese alliance is one of its most potent weapons in any future showdown with the US.
May 24, 2011 / Dilip Hiro
Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE Lawmakers Ask Hillary Clinton to Explain Erik Prince’s Mercenaries in the UAE
“The implications of allowing a US citizen to assemble a legion in any foreign country, and especially in a combustible region like the Middle East, are serious and wide-rang...
May 23, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill
Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers Students in Burkina Faso Protest in Solidarity With Teachers
Students in this West African nation are supporting their teacher's demands that the government increase their wage and reduce the class size. Demonstrations have spread across the...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked Student Boycott of Sabra Hummus Blocked
In spite of student support for a boycott of a brand of hummus made by a company students argue is complicit in human rights abuses, DePaul University's Fair Business Practices Com...
May 23, 2011 / StudentNation / Kevin Gosztola
How Dishonest Is Noam Chomsky? How Dishonest Is Noam Chomsky?
An opponent of capital punishment who specifically cautioned against “joy” in bin Laden’s death is dishonestly portrayed to demonstrate “obsessive belief in...
May 23, 2011 / Eric Alterman