China’s Olympic Delusion China’s Olympic Delusion
Cracking down once again in Tibet, China seeks to control the script on its flawed human rights record, yet still be regarded as a suitable host for the Olympics. Dream on.
Mar 19, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
A Garden of Monsters A Garden of Monsters
The imaginary fascists in Roberto Bolaño's ironic encyclopedia Nazi Literature in the Americas bear a complex relationship to reality.
Mar 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Carmen Boullosa
The People vs. Michael Chertoff The People vs. Michael Chertoff
To build a fence on the US border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security seized land without trials or negotiations.
Mar 11, 2008 / Feature / Brett Story
Shadowplays Shadowplays
In a pair of groundbreaking books, Israeli historian Hillel Cohen explores the thorny issue of Palestinian collaboration with Zionists.
Mar 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Neve Gordon
The Kosovo Dilemma The Kosovo Dilemma
The European Union needs to get Serbia focused on the future.
Mar 6, 2008 / Mark Mazower
Iraq’s Iranian Lovefest Iraq’s Iranian Lovefest
Ahmadinejad's triumphal visit to Baghdad highlights the abject failure of the Bush doctrine. But US media yawned.
Mar 5, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Israeli Army Vets Speak Out Israeli Army Vets Speak Out
Breaking the Silence comes to America.
Mar 1, 2008 / Feature / Eyal Press
Independence Day Independence Day
Traveling from Albania's capital city Tirana to the Kosovo border reveals scenes ranging from festive to frightening as Kosova declares its independence.
Feb 25, 2008 / Feature / Gazmend Kapllani
Surprising Outcomes in Pakistan Surprising Outcomes in Pakistan
In an election replete with surprises, the people of Pakistan have chosen wisely. Now it is up to the elected parties to rule wisely.
Feb 22, 2008 / Moni Mohsin
The Fake Prince of Facebook The Fake Prince of Facebook
When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.
Feb 22, 2008 / Feature / Laila Lalami