Christian Parenti

Christian Parenti is a Nation contributing editor and faculty in New York University’s Global Liberal Studies program.

Fury Over Foreigners Fury Over Foreigners

Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with inef...

Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti

The War With No Name The War With No Name

For twenty-five years, Kurdish guerrillas have battled the forces of the Turkish state. For a while, things began to settle down, but the US occupation of Iraq changed all that.

Nov 21, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

The Question of Kurdistan The Question of Kurdistan

The Kurds have almost no natural resources and suffer from a culture of corruption. But their call for autonomy is a serious threat to the building of a united Iraq.

Oct 26, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild? New Orleans: Raze or Rebuild?

Despite persistent calls from the right to raze the ruined city, gritty storm survivors from New Orleans to Gulfport and Houston begin to put their lives together again.

Sep 12, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

The Big Easy Dies Hard The Big Easy Dies Hard

At first glance New Orleans looks like a cross between a giant conceptual art installation or the set of a cold war disaster movie.

Sep 8, 2005 / Christian Parenti

Bolivia’s Battle of Wills Bolivia’s Battle of Wills

Despite elections now expected this summer, Bolivia remains locked in a political stalemate, with core issues unresolved and the path forward unclear.

Jun 16, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Tear Gas in the Andes Tear Gas in the Andes

Unwilling to suffer through another generation of brutal poverty, the indigenous people of Bolivia have taken to the streets in La Paz.

May 27, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism

What Venezuela's revolution is made of.

Mar 24, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Afghan Poppies Bloom Afghan Poppies Bloom

The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.

Jan 6, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Who Rules Afghanistan Who Rules Afghanistan

Behind the democratic facade.

Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti

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