Bloodshed in Egypt: No End In Sight Bloodshed in Egypt: No End In Sight
With corpses filling Cairo’s streets and both sides vowing to escalate, any glimmers of revolutionary hope have been all but extinguished.
Aug 18, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Violence Continues in Cairo Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Violence Continues in Cairo
What’s next for Egypt?
Aug 16, 2013 / Press Room
The Parable of Rupert Murdoch The Parable of Rupert Murdoch
Democracy doesn’t fare well when a few personalities dominate media ownership.
Aug 16, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China
This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers.
Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Teenagers in Space Teenagers in Space
Star Wars, G.I. Joe, Rambo, Red Dawn and how a tale of American triumphalism was returned to the child’s world.
Aug 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Carnage in Egypt Carnage in Egypt
The Obama administration watches as US regional influence declines.
Aug 15, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Chaos and Bloodshed in the Streets of Cairo Chaos and Bloodshed in the Streets of Cairo
The violent clampdown by security forces has all but ended the possibility of a rapprochement with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Aug 15, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Burma’s Political Prisoner Problem Burma’s Political Prisoner Problem
Despite public assurances to address arbitrary detention, the government is still placing activists under arrest.
Aug 14, 2013 / Jake Scobey-Thal
Texas, Ireland, Abortion and Ross Douthat, Round 2 Texas, Ireland, Abortion and Ross Douthat, Round 2
As abortion access becomes increasingly limited in some states and countries, providing generous health and welfare provisions for women and children is vital.
Aug 13, 2013 / Katha Pollitt
Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden
When Obama announced a review of surveillance practices, he was compelled by Snowden’s heroic actions.
Aug 13, 2013 / Robert Scheer