Benazir’s Bequest Benazir’s Bequest
In the shock, power grabs and crackdowns that followed Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it's easy to forget that the greatest casualty in Pakistan is the rule of law.
Jan 4, 2008 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
Kenya’s Rigged Election Kenya’s Rigged Election
A stolen presidential vote--and not tribal conflict--has plunged Kenya into chaos and violence.
Jan 3, 2008 / Feature / Tavia Nyong’o
The Dot Matrix The Dot Matrix
In I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody, novelist Sinan Antoon explores themes of love, loss, identity and resistance in the face of political oppression.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Fly Papers Fly Papers
An English translation of Lydie Salvayre's The Power of Flies demonstrates how this novelist and practicing psychiatrist has earned more nervous respect than love in France.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Lorna Scott Fox
Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup
An excerpt from Fidel Castro: My Life, a spoken autobiography.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Democratic Foreign Policy Wars The Democratic Foreign Policy Wars
All the candidates reject Bush's disasters--but that won't be enough for the next administration.
Jan 3, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Pakistan’s Plight Pakistan’s Plight
A multidimensional charade is taking place in Pakistan, and it is not an edifying sight.
Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours
Unlike the plot of the latest Tom Hanks film, the blowback price of our incessant meddling could prove quite high. And even Hollywood can't put a pretty face on that one.
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Amnesia at the Multiplex Amnesia at the Multiplex
Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.
Dec 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Pakistan Without Benazir Pakistan Without Benazir
The deeply flawed, arresting, autocratic Benazir Bhutto had the wherewithal to save her country but repeatedly disappointed. Yet she represented the best secular option for breach...
Dec 28, 2007 / Feature / Moni Mohsin