Polska Amnestia Polska Amnestia

The amnesty for Poland's political prisoners announced on July 21 is a victory for the four leaders of KOR.

Aug 8, 2005 / Daniel Singer

Witnesses to an Execution Witnesses to an Execution

An international furor over the hanging of "two gay teenagers" in Iran.

Aug 7, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim

The Most Revolutionary Art Form The Most Revolutionary Art Form

Can a vibrant and cosmopolitan artistic scene heal the wounds of Afghanistan's traumatic past?

Aug 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ishaan Tharoor

Reactors & Racism Reactors & Racism

The Entergy Nuclear company of Jackson, Missippippi, with the blessing of the Bush Administration, is seeking preliminary approval to add one or two new nuclear reactors to its...

Aug 3, 2005 / Joseph J. Mangano

Bolton Sent to UN Bolton Sent to UN

The conservatives who applauded the President's courage in making a recess appointment are normally strict constructionists, and although Bush is not the first President to abuse t...

Aug 2, 2005 / Ian Williams

The Treason of the Clerics The Treason of the Clerics

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Rée

Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences

With its war in Iraq and its talk of promoting democracy, the Bush Administration has begun to transform the Middle East--but not always in ways it may have intended.