Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater
Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.
Dec 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Trading Partners Trading Partners
Xavier Becerra, Obama's pick for US trade representative, could bring the change working people here and abroad can believe in.
Dec 3, 2008 / John Nichols
India’s Muslims India’s Muslims
The deep grievances of marginalized Indian Muslims are a source of major societal rifts, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim propaganda of Hindu fundamentalists.
Dec 3, 2008 / Barbara Crossette
Ending the Mindset Ending the Mindset
Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.
Dec 3, 2008 / The Editors
After Mumbai After Mumbai
There is no military solution to the crisis in South Asia. It falls to Barack Obama to create a new path out of the deepening Afghan-Pakistan crisis.
Dec 3, 2008 / The Editors
Shibboleth! Mumbai and Moral Responsibility Shibboleth! Mumbai and Moral Responsibility
Why is it so hard for lawmakers, media and moguls to take moral responsibility?
Dec 3, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme
We have much to fear from easy evocations of 9/11, but in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry
The Battle for Human Rights The Battle for Human Rights
Which idea of human rights will prevail: Western notions of freedom from fear or poorer nations' insistence on freedom from want?
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Who Are the Taliban? Who Are the Taliban?
Who, exactly, are the Taliban? It's clear Afghan insurgents are far from monolithic.
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Anand Gopal
Obama’s Afghan Dilemma Obama’s Afghan Dilemma
Obama calls Afghanistan "the right war." But sending more US troops into the quagmire will only make the crisis worse.
Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss