Chile’s Socialist Rebar Chile’s Socialist Rebar
It is Chile's democratic, socialist roots, not the free-marketers who prevailed after Pinochet's coup, that are to thank for the strict building codes that have protected citizens ...
Mar 10, 2010 / Naomi Klein
The South Africa World Cup: Invictus in Reverse The South Africa World Cup: Invictus in Reverse
The World Cup opens in 90 days. But the crackdown and the protests have already begun.
Mar 10, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
An Oscar for America’s Hubris An Oscar for America’s Hubris
What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing.
Mar 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Hopeful Signs in Iraq? Hopeful Signs in Iraq?
Results are unknown, so far, and the threat of violence still simmers.
Mar 9, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Justice Delayed in Bosnia Justice Delayed in Bosnia
Without accountability and adequate support for the victims of sexual violence during the Bosnian war, ethnic fault lines could deepen.
Mar 8, 2010 / Rajeshree Sisodia
Exit Strategies for Afghanistan and Iraq Exit Strategies for Afghanistan and Iraq
Members of Congress who oppose the US military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq are divided on strategies to force de-escalation.
Mar 8, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Iceland Busts the Banksters Iceland Busts the Banksters
Icelanders have become "the world's first rebels against the idea of clearing up after the mess made by a reckless private bank."
Mar 7, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
How to Help Haiti How to Help Haiti
Watching the flow of aid into Haiti, one can't ignore the ongoing alliance of the Haitian elite and foreign investors to keep Haiti good for their interests. What do average Haitia...
Mar 5, 2010 / Jemima Pierre, Tanya Golash-Boza, and Kevin Alexander Gray
Obama, Iran and Iraq Obama, Iran and Iraq
The fates of Iran and Iraq are inextricably linked. But Obama doesn't seem to get it.
Mar 5, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Heroic Impatience Heroic Impatience
The past was one single catastrophe to the Baader-Meinhof Gang, and acts of violence the only perceived exit.
Mar 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Diego Gambetta