Bearing Witness: The Afghan Tragedy Bearing Witness: The Afghan Tragedy
Seven years after the US invasion, Afghanistan is still chained to the fundamentalist warlords and the Taliban. Women and children suffer the most.
Oct 7, 2008 / Malalai Joya
China’s Quest for Moral Authority China’s Quest for Moral Authority
China is booming, but slouches toward the moral authority needed to inspire a modern, open and prosperous state. Does Confucius hold the key?
Oct 1, 2008 / Feature / Orville Schell
From Gorbachev to Putin From Gorbachev to Putin
Five authors provide differing views of the post-glasnost era and of the failed promise of democratic reform in Russia.
Oct 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert V. Daniels
McCain’s Kremlin Ties McCain’s Kremlin Ties
He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain’s political advisers have advanced Putin’s imperial ambitions.
Oct 1, 2008 / Feature / Mark Ames and Ari Berman
Nepal’s Evolving Identity Nepal’s Evolving Identity
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, newly elected Maoist Prime Minister of Nepal, provides insight into his country's political dilemmas.
Oct 1, 2008 / Feature / Drew Haxby
End of Iraq’s Awakening? End of Iraq’s Awakening?
A new and growing Sunni resistance movement in Iraq could shatter the false sense of post-surge calm--and it might get Russian support.
Sep 30, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Ahmadinejad Sees (Code) Pink Ahmadinejad Sees (Code) Pink
The Iranian president encounters members of US peace groups and religious organization.
Sep 25, 2008 / Feature / Joseph Huff-Hannon
View From Asia View From Asia
Flush with cash, most Asian governments and financial players are wary of being drawn into the Wall Street maelstrom.
Sep 24, 2008 / Feature / Walden Bello
The Free Gaza Movement The Free Gaza Movement
A mission to Gaza motivated by human misery broke the Israeli siege and raised Nobel hopes for a group of dedicated activists.
Sep 18, 2008 / Feature / Richard Silverstein
Haiti’s Unnatural Disaster Haiti’s Unnatural Disaster
Haiti has been beaten down by storms and abandoned by its neighbors, and its suffering will only increase unless the world community responds.
Sep 18, 2008 / Paul Farmer