Dining With Devils Dining With Devils
Wole Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn is a captivating memoir of the political and cultural dilemmas the author and activist encountered, and a compelling chronicle of Nigeria'...
May 11, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas
For Reasons of State For Reasons of State
Two new books on the French Revolution examine Robespierre's role in advocating terror as an instrument of government, raising compelling questions about state-sponsored terror in ...
May 11, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Lynn Hunt
Bolivia Steps on the Gas Bolivia Steps on the Gas
Bolivian President Evo Morales is taking a risk in nationalizing his country's natural gas fields--but it reflects growing discontent across Latin America over unfair deals with ba...
May 11, 2006 / Editorial / Daphne Eviatar
Watching What You Say Watching What You Say
How are AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other telecommunications giants cooperating with the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program?
May 11, 2006 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
The Spook in Your Phone The Spook in Your Phone
Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated by President Bush to head the CIA, is the man responsible for the most extensive attack ever on the privacy of US citizens.
May 10, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Forecast for Snow Forecast for Snow
When government refuses to explain itself, it's up to journalists to discover the truth. As Tony Snow debuts as White House Press Secretary, will answers on Porter Goss be forthcom...
A Hunger for Justice A Hunger for Justice
Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe contin...
May 6, 2006 / Feature / Denis O’Hearn
People Power In Nepal People Power In Nepal
The removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creati...
May 5, 2006 / Feature / Kanak Mani Dixit
The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush
When an Administration with a track record of lies, torture and abuses of power cannot even float a palatable rationale for expanding unsupervised spying on American citizens, it f...
May 4, 2006 / Editorial / Michael Ratner
Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom Divided Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom Divided
September 11 marked a turning point in the history of Saudi Arabia, raising new questions about political repression, religious extremism and the future of its youth.
May 4, 2006 / Feature / Alain Gresh