Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq
Everyone was baffled by the President's use of the term "time horizon" for withdrawal from Iraq. But when you consider the term's origin on Wall Street, it makes perfect, cynical s...
Aug 5, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist's life and work shed light on the violence in Israel's "dual" society.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Mohammed Omer
Israel, Iran and the Bomb Israel, Iran and the Bomb
Israel and the Mideast are approaching a stark choice: nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free region.
Jul 31, 2008 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell and Martin J. Sherwin
Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem
The race for "Jewish" bedrock has turned a Jerusalem slum's archaeological riches into an existential threat.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman
Chinese Struggle Over Resources Under a Quasi-Maoist Capitalism Chinese Struggle Over Resources Under a Quasi-Maoist Capitalism
Across China there is a rising rural and urban class struggle as the economy moves from Maoist socialism to a strange type of quasi-Maoist capitalism.
Jul 30, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Blackwater’s Not Going Anywhere Blackwater’s Not Going Anywhere
Anyone who thinks Blackwater is in serious trouble is dead wrong. Business has never been better for Blackwater and its future looks bright.
Jul 30, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Obama From the Agora Obama From the Agora
Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
Colombia’s Heart of Darkness in NYC–and DC Colombia’s Heart of Darkness in NYC–and DC
Colombia paramilitary leaders extradited to face stiff US drug charges will dodge accountability for their atrocities. Rights watchers say their victims now have little chance fo...
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Bill Weinberg
Women’s Advocate Is UN’s New Human Rights Chief Women’s Advocate Is UN’s New Human Rights Chief
Despite the Bush Administration's scramble to scuttle her nomination because she is--gasp!--a feminist, a South African judge is named high commissioner for human rights.
Jul 27, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Obama’s Berlin Visit Obama’s Berlin Visit
A nation whose citizens have been largely turned off to politics held Barack Obama in a fervent embrace, viewing America once again as a place of new possibilities.
Jul 26, 2008 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum