Facing Hamas and Hezbollah Facing Hamas and Hezbollah
US diplomacy in the Middle East has been held hostage by a refusal to engage with these two popular movements.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Helena Cobban
The Iranian Challenge The Iranian Challenge
To change Iran's behavior, we must first change our own.
Nov 1, 2007 / Feature / Trita Parsi
Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge
These days, even London and Paris seem a bit like North Korea.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Say No to Africom Say No to Africom
With little Congressional scrutiny and nary a whimper of protest, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nov 1, 2007 / Danny Glover and Nicole C. Lee
Benazir Bhutto’s Defining Moment Benazir Bhutto’s Defining Moment
She alone can mobilize Pakistan's poor with promises of democracy, development and free, fair elections. But does she have the power to ward off US meddling and stop Pakistan's sli...
Oct 30, 2007 / Feature / Graham Usher
Myanmar: Monks and the Military Myanmar: Monks and the Military
If the Buddhist sangha and the military are the two dominant forces in the suffering society of Burma, could monks and dissident soldiers join forces to rise up against an oppressi...
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Charles London
Darfur’s Divided Rebellion Darfur’s Divided Rebellion
As peace talks open between rebels and the government in Darfur, the question is: who speaks for whom?
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Shane Bauer
Sudan’s ‘Lost Boys’ Return Home Sudan’s ‘Lost Boys’ Return Home
Three young men who fled the fighting in South Sudan return home to reunite with loved ones.
Oct 25, 2007 / Jen Marlowe
Revenants Revenants
In South African writer Zakes Mda's fiction, the past hovers like a ghost--seductive and terrifying.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
The New McCarthyism The New McCarthyism
A network of right-wing activists on college and high school campuses are targeting Muslims, Arabs and other Mideast experts, indifferent to the truth or decency of their charges.
Oct 25, 2007 / Larry Cohler-Esses