World

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

Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times

Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.

Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us

Our default defense is to blame the deranged outsider, but in this case, one of our own was to blame.

Aug 6, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq

Everyone was baffled by the President's use of the term "time horizon" for withdrawal from Iraq. But when you consider the term's origin on Wall Street, it makes perfect, cynical s...

Aug 5, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee

Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation

A Palestinian journalist's life and work shed light on the violence in Israel's "dual" society.

Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Mohammed Omer

Israel, Iran and the Bomb Israel, Iran and the Bomb

Israel and the Mideast are approaching a stark choice: nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free region.

Jul 31, 2008 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell and Martin J. Sherwin

Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem

The race for "Jewish" bedrock has turned a Jerusalem slum's archaeological riches into an existential threat.

Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman

Chinese Struggle Over Resources Under a Quasi-Maoist Capitalism Chinese Struggle Over Resources Under a Quasi-Maoist Capitalism

Across China there is a rising rural and urban class struggle as the economy moves from Maoist socialism to a strange type of quasi-Maoist capitalism.

Jul 30, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Blackwater’s Not Going Anywhere

Blackwater’s Not Going Anywhere Blackwater’s Not Going Anywhere

Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Business has never been better for Blackwater and its future looks bright.

Jul 30, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Obama From the Agora Obama From the Agora

Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?

Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden

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