Al Jazeera Goes Mainstream Al Jazeera Goes Mainstream
The Arabic and English satellite broadcasts are giving voice to Arabs who challenge their governments, and ours.
Dec 14, 2007 / Feature / Ned Lamont
Permalancers, Unite! Permalancers, Unite!
Freelancers staged a walkout at Viacom this week, instigating one of the most unlikely and successful labor campaigns in recent memory.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Anya Kamenetz
Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland
The most devastated neighborhood in America makes an ideal backdrop for a morally ambiguous play about abandonment.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern
GWOT: Thailand GWOT: Thailand
Fear of terrorism has enabled Thailand's military dictatorship.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew
GWOT: Pakistan GWOT: Pakistan
As the Taliban gains strength, a nascent democracy in Pakistan withers.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Shahan Mufti
GWOT: The Philippines GWOT: The Philippines
Since 9/11 the Philippines have seen an explosion of political killings.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Luis H. Francia
GWOT: El Salvador GWOT: El Salvador
A new anti-terrorism law gives El Salvador carte blanche to stifle dissent.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Wes Enzinna
GWOT: Egypt GWOT: Egypt
America's "war on terror" has strengthened Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's stranglehold on civil liberties.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Negar Azimi
Forum: What GWOT Has Wrought Forum: What GWOT Has Wrought
George W. Bush's "global war against terror" unleashed a wave of repression felt around the globe. Reports from Egypt, El Salvador, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / The Editors
The Obama Effect The Obama Effect
Have the dreams of the civil rights movement been realized or deferred?
Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge