Castro and the Colossus Castro and the Colossus
He caused the Cuban people much suffering, but the giant to the north bears even greater responsibility for the island's plight.
Feb 20, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Day After Fidel The Day After Fidel
Most authoritarians leave office in a coup or a coffin. Fidel Castro is leaving on his own terms.
Feb 20, 2008 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
Benazir’s Bequest Benazir’s Bequest
In the shock, power grabs and crackdowns that followed Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it's easy to forget that the greatest casualty in Pakistan is the rule of law.
Jan 4, 2008 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
Benazir Bhutto: A Death Foretold Benazir Bhutto: A Death Foretold
For all her pro-American rhetoric, many in Benazir Bhutto's party held America responsible for the "judicial murder" of her father. Will Bhutto's assassination have a like impact?
Dec 28, 2007 / Feature / Graham Usher
Another Death in Rawalpindi Another Death in Rawalpindi
The killing of Benazir Bhutto echoes Pakistan's troubled history, portends more violence and flags a proud country's collapse into chaos. It also signals the manifest bankruptcy of...
Western Promises Western Promises
From the archive: A book by a former ICTY official offers a vivid insider's account of realpolitik at the Milosevic trial.
Dec 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marc Perelman
Uri Avnery, the Optimist Uri Avnery, the Optimist
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hop...
Nov 15, 2007 / Feature / Eyal Press
Bush Stands By His Dictator Bush Stands By His Dictator
Bush's coddling of Pervez Musharraf defies all reason--and bears some unsettling similarity to his own offenses and misteps as President.
Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Our Man in Pakistan Our Man in Pakistan
Gen. Pervez Musharraf turns out to be just another crummy dictator. But he's our dictator--using the $10 billion in US aid to jail judges and lawyers, and give shelter Al Qaeda and...
Nov 7, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
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