On Veterans Day, Don’t Forget About the War On Veterans Day, Don’t Forget About the War
Most Americans want to put the war in Iraq behind them, but this feeling is based not on a coherent critique but on a kind of collective exhaustion.
Nov 10, 2008 / Aaron Glantz
Obama’s Dream Team Obama’s Dream Team
A fantasy lineup of progressive advisors to help the next president end war, repair alliances and rebuild the economy.
Nov 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions Nairobi: Euphoria and Questions
A nation riven by differences marvels at his message of civility and inclusion. Yet there is some worry about an Obama administration's policies on Africa.
Nov 5, 2008 / Karen Rothmyer
Paris: ‘America is Back’ Paris: ‘America is Back’
People here are looking in wonderment at the culture that produced Obama and at the people who put him in the White House. In short, they're looking at us.
Nov 5, 2008 / Jordan Stancil
London: A Sense that the Nightmare is Over London: A Sense that the Nightmare is Over
When the votes were finally counted, Europe's wish to usher George W. Bush into the dustbin of history made for widespread jubilation.
Nov 5, 2008 / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
UN: Hope that America Rejoins the World UN: Hope that America Rejoins the World
Quiet relief, an undercurrent of caution and hope for a new approach to human rights, the environment and the problems of the poor.
Nov 5, 2008 / Barbara Crossette
Peaceful Revolution in Maldives Peaceful Revolution in Maldives
An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy--and wins.
Nov 3, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
India’s Persecuted Christians India’s Persecuted Christians
Members of India's poorest classes who converted to Christianity to escape the caste system, now find themselves the targets of brutal persecution by Hindu nationalists.
Oct 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
In Defense of ACORN In Defense of ACORN
Peter Dreier and John Atlas explain the ACORN controversy, and explore the Republican rationale for keeping it in the news.
Oct 27, 2008 / Radio Nation
The Cold War That Wasn’t The Cold War That Wasn’t
Deconstructing the New York Times fairy tale about how nasty Russia invaded innocent Georgia.