The Killing of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos The Killing of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos
When the FBI hunted down and killed one of its most wanted fugitives in September, outrage over the botched operation may have energized the Puerto Rican independence movement.
Oct 7, 2005 / Feature / Félix Jiménez
Rearranging the Furniture Rearranging the Furniture
For prose scholar Viktor Shklovsky, who lived by the code of style and studied its depths, an unhappy love affair can be as much a personal tragedy as a plot device for more writin...
Oct 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Elif Batuman
Why Is Africa Still Poor? Why Is Africa Still Poor?
As Asian countries grow in economic power, Africa lags behind the developed world. Can it ever catch up? Will corruption, geography and disease continue to hold it back?
Oct 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
Revving Up the China Threat Revving Up the China Threat
The Bush Administration's stance on China has gone from worry about their economic strength and oil consumption to full-on preparation for a new cold war.
Oct 6, 2005 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Communities Without Borders Communities Without Borders
Guest worker programs are a threat to the communities Central American migrants forge as they sweep across the US. These programs undermine the economic rights of immigrants and na...
Oct 6, 2005 / Feature / David Bacon
Fighting the Abyss Fighting the Abyss
Although The Aesthetics of Resistance delves into leftist notions of art and class struggle, this account of an anti-Nazi youth group in Germany seems outdated now.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg
Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment
A recent surge of novels and memoirs reveals for the first time the ways in which Germans suffered from Allied "total war" strategy during World War II.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark M. Anderson
Letter From Iran Letter From Iran
While his ideological style may be rough, is Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the fire-breathing conservative that the mainstream Western media makes of him?
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Negar Azimi
Can It Happen Here? Can It Happen Here?
With religious school vouchers and public displays of the Ten Commandments on government monuments, the United States is following Europe's path to a melding of Christianity and th...
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Richard Alba and Nancy Foner
Sturm und Drang Sturm und Drang
As political parties in Germany dance toward a coalition following the stalemated elections, the country is in for a turbulent month--and new elections are a serious option.
Sep 22, 2005 / Norman Birnbaum