Kenya’s Crisis Kenya’s Crisis
The way to end Kenya's electoral violence is to demand a speedy return to full democracy, transparency and power-sharing.
Jan 10, 2008 / Tavia Nyong’o
Anti-War Lessons From New Hampshire Anti-War Lessons From New Hampshire
How will Democratic candidates end the war? None of the scenarios offered to New Hampshire voters really addressed the issue.
Jan 9, 2008 / Tom Hayden
Jinnah’s New Republic Jinnah’s New Republic
Seldom has a state been created under such contradictory pressures or with such a load of full-grown problems.
Jan 9, 2008 / Feature / Andrew Roth
Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates Amid Silence, Terror War Escalates
Bush's "war on terror" is escalating without discussion or dissent amid the most open and democratic of American processes--the presidential debates.
Jan 7, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
New Hampshire’s Nuclear Primary New Hampshire’s Nuclear Primary
Edwards and Kucinich oppose nuclear power plants; Obama and Clinton are very much in favor: Will voters care?
Jan 7, 2008 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman
A New Diplomacy for Pakistan A New Diplomacy for Pakistan
As American policy-makers and pundits seek a Plan B for Pakistan, it's time to recognize the desperate need for a new diplomacy for the Muslim world.
Jan 5, 2008 / Feature / Christian Parenti
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
Kenya’s Rigged Election Kenya’s Rigged Election
A stolen presidential vote--and not tribal conflict--has plunged Kenya into chaos and violence.
Jan 3, 2008 / Feature / Tavia Nyong’o
The Dot Matrix The Dot Matrix
In I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody, novelist Sinan Antoon explores themes of love, loss, identity and resistance in the face of political oppression.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Fly Papers Fly Papers
An English translation of Lydie Salvayre's The Power of Flies demonstrates how this novelist and practicing psychiatrist has earned more nervous respect than love in France.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Lorna Scott Fox