Stop Making Sense Stop Making Sense
A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Colin Fleming
Why It Happened the Way It Did Why It Happened the Way It Did
Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China
How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Jehangir S. Pocha
Training Iraq’s Death Squads Training Iraq’s Death Squads
The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman
Labour Crowns King Brown Labour Crowns King Brown
The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.
May 17, 2007 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.) ‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.)
If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.
May 17, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Third World Idea The Third World Idea
The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.
May 17, 2007 / Editorial / Vijay Prashad
The Iraq Information Crackdown The Iraq Information Crackdown
The Iraqi government bans news footage of street carnage and the Pentagon blocks soldiers' access to YouTube and MySpace. Can we assume from this that the surge is going badly?
May 16, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Iran Nukes Call Bush’s Bluff Iran Nukes Call Bush’s Bluff
Tehran's religious fanatics move closer to wreaking nuclear havoc, and what can Bush do about it? Nothing.
May 16, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Price of a Life The Price of a Life
Sure, the US government values the lives of innocents killed in combat. Just how much depends on whether they died in New York, Afghanistan or Iraq.
May 14, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt