What Would Mao Think of the Games? What Would Mao Think of the Games?
He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.
Aug 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
After Musharraf After Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf is history, but his opponents seem unable to agree on what to do next. After so many disappointments, can Pakistan rise to the occasion?
Aug 19, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir? New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir?
The resignation of Pervez Musharraf and a looming election in India offer hope that with the right leadership, the sixty-year faceoff over Kashmir might finally be resolved.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
China's middle class ambitions; the Democrats' quest for blue-collar votes.
Aug 18, 2008 / Audio / Radio Nation
Ceasefire and Chaos in Georgia Ceasefire and Chaos in Georgia
Once geopolitical lines are redrawn, the question must be answered: who started this war?
Aug 16, 2008 / Feature / Margarita Akhvlediani
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