A Plea From the Iranian People A Plea From the Iranian People
Iran's leading dissident implores UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to reprimand the Iranian government for its human rights abuses and provide moral support for the suffering Irani...
Sep 24, 2007 / Feature / Akbar Ganji
Neoconned Again Neoconned Again
Expect no changes as Bush Administration hit man Robert Zoellick takes the helm of the World Bank.
Jun 7, 2007 / John Nichols
Wolfowitz and the Bank Wolfowitz and the Bank
Paul Wolfowitz's resignation won't reform the World Bank. But it could spark a new era of independence from the International Monetary Fund.
May 24, 2007 / Mark Weisbrot
The Third World Idea The Third World Idea
The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.
May 17, 2007 / Vijay Prashad
Sacrificial Wolfie Sacrificial Wolfie
The World Bank was corrupt long before Paul Wolfowitz gave his girlfriend a raise.
May 1, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein
Heck of a Job, Wolfie Heck of a Job, Wolfie
Wolfowitz is in trouble. The World Bank leader got his girlfriend a pay raise, lied about it and alienated his staff. But don't worry--Bush still thinks he's doing a bang-up job.
Apr 18, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Made in USA Made in USA
Two books about Kofi Annan illuminate the controlling relationship between the US and the United Nations.
Mar 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Perry Anderson
Khalilzad: Good News and Bad for UN Khalilzad: Good News and Bad for UN
Zalmay Khalilzad promises be a more effective US ambassador to the UN, but is that a good thing?
Jan 9, 2007 / Ian Williams
The Saddam Spectacle The Saddam Spectacle
A videotaped hanging does not bring justice to Saddam's victims, living or dead.
Jan 4, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Annan’s Principled Pragmatism Annan’s Principled Pragmatism
Although Kofi Annan's tenure was shadowed by political catfights, he leaves the United Nations as one of its most successful secretary generals.
Dec 28, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams