Bolivia Gets the Change It Asked For Bolivia Gets the Change It Asked For
Evo Morales expanded his mandate with a landslide victory in a referendum last week. But the Washington foreign policy establishment still won't acknowledge he's delivering on his...
Aug 15, 2008 / Feature / Mark Weisbrot
Blood in the Caucasus Blood in the Caucasus
It's time for the US to dissolve its cold war military alliances and develop realistic new policies toward Russia.
Aug 14, 2008 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The War We Don’t Know The War We Don’t Know
Up until now, the war between Russia and Georgia was framed as a simple tale of David versus Goliath. In fact, it is far more complex than this, morally and historically.
Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy? Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy?
Connecting the dots between Georgia's confrontation with Putin and the presidential ambitions of John McCain.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Illusions of Victory Illusions of Victory
The United States did not reinvent war after 9/11. It only thought it did.
Aug 12, 2008 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
Dispatch From Georgia Dispatch From Georgia
As Russian troops occupy city after city in Georgia, the feeling here that the government has overestimated how much support it will receive from the West.
Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Margarita Akhvlediani
The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert
The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Getting Georgia’s War On Getting Georgia’s War On
Russia's war in Georgia excites John McCain and the same neocons who led us into earlier disasters.
Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition
How will the Olympics play in the Chinese equivalent of Peoria, among a populace skeptical of the government's intent and eager to tout their own economic clout?
Aug 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess
Evil Dictator Awards Evil Dictator Awards
Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
Aug 7, 2008 / Video / The Daily Show