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Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist? Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist?

What the debate over terrorists seems to miss is the personal dimension: personal failures and personal grievances of the lone gunmen.

Mar 3, 2011 / Laila Lalami

Turkey Ready to Host Taliban Talks Turkey Ready to Host Taliban Talks

The Turks and Afghans are talking about setting up an official venue in Turkey for negotiating a political settlement in Afghanistan.

Mar 3, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

The War on Women’s Futures

The War on Women’s Futures The War on Women’s Futures

The ultimate aim of the GOP's social agenda is to force women back into the home.

Mar 3, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

The Collapse of the Old Oil Order The Collapse of the Old Oil Order

Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed.

Mar 3, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Obama Administration Right on Libya, So Far

Obama Administration Right on Libya, So Far Obama Administration Right on Libya, So Far

The White House has rejected calls from neocons, McCain and the Washington Post to use force.

Mar 3, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss

Wisconsin Legislators Move Desks Out of Capitol Locked Down By Governor Wisconsin Legislators Move Desks Out of Capitol Locked Down By Governor

As Governor Scott Walker closes the Capitol to protesters, Assembly Democrats move out of the building to be accessible to constituents.

Mar 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco

Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco

For Joanna Ruocco, language is a multiplier of worlds, a portal to alternate realities.

Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Carroll Simon

An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism

Clay Shirky's Cognitive Surplus is the latest monotonous revery about the Internet social revolution. Evgeny Morozov punctures that bubble.

Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

A Signature Copy A Signature Copy

Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy; Matt Porterfield's Putty Hill; Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light; J. Hoberman's new book, An Army of Phantoms

Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’ With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’

Traditionally female-heavy industries—once thought to be recession-proof—are being hit hard by the “tough choices” made by governors facing depleted state c...

Mar 3, 2011 / Bryce Covert

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