World

The Crack-Up The Crack-Up

The Latin American utopia has disappeared, says novelist and crackero Jorge Volpi, and he displays little nostalgia for it.

Apr 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich

Iraq After the Elections Iraq After the Elections

 Despite signs that Iraqis are disenchanted with sectarian politics, the electorate's votes still broke sharply along communal lines.

Apr 16, 2010 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama’s Israel Problem Obama’s Israel Problem

It's time for Obama to confront Netanyahu's intransigence directly.

Apr 16, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

China’s Global Shopping Spree China’s Global Shopping Spree

 Is the world's future resource map tilting East?

Apr 16, 2010 / Michael T. Klare

Russians Seek Security After Subway Bombing Russians Seek Security After Subway Bombing

Russians will not be safe until there is a political and economic solution to the decades-long war and occupation of Chechnya and the surrounding regions.

Apr 16, 2010 / Olga Razumovskaya

KBR on Trial–At Last KBR on Trial–At Last

 Five years after alerting authorities that she was gang-raped in Iraq, KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones will finally get her day in court

Apr 16, 2010 / Karen Houppert

Banking on Chalabi Banking on Chalabi

 What is the secret to Ahmad Chalabi's success in Iraq? Some say it lies in his close family ties to the country's leading banks.

Apr 16, 2010 / Aram Roston

When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq? When Was the Last Time You Visited Iraq?

 A provocative exploration of what Americans can't see in their war zones--but think they can.

Apr 16, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt

Letter From Berlin Letter From Berlin

Germany has problems--but on healthcare and gun control, it's way ahead of the States.

Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Living at the ‘Tip of the Spear’ Living at the ‘Tip of the Spear’

The US military's plans would devastate Guam's environment. Its citizens are fighting back.

Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Koohan Paik

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