The Talibanization of Hindu History in India The Talibanization of Hindu History in India
Penguin’s withdrawing and pulping The Hindus: An Alternative History is only the latest in a series of surrenders.
Feb 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Putin’s Olympic Thaw Doesn’t Trickle Down to Local Activists Putin’s Olympic Thaw Doesn’t Trickle Down to Local Activists
An activist who had been vocal in his opposition to Sochi’s environmental impact has been sentenced to three years in a prison colony.
Feb 13, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Can AIPAC Stop the Obama-Kerry Plan for Israel-Palestine? Can AIPAC Stop the Obama-Kerry Plan for Israel-Palestine?
Over the next few weeks, President Obama will meet the leaders of Israel, Jordan and nearly all of the Persian Gulf Arab states.
Feb 13, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State
In Tunisia, secularists and Islamists produced a landmark constitution—without Western interference.
Feb 12, 2014 / Feature / Yasmine Ryan
A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’ A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’
Amr Hamzawy was one of the few liberals who condemned both the Morsi government’s misrule and the military coup. Now he’s increasingly isolated.
Feb 12, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay An Open Letter to President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay
Prominent lawyers from Obama's home state of Illinois urge the president to shutter the infamous, illegal prison.
Feb 12, 2014 / Abner Mikva, James Thompson, and Scott Turow
Distorting Russia Distorting Russia
How the American media misrepresent Putin, Sochi and Ukraine.
Feb 12, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
A Bad Idea: Using Military Force to Aid Syria’s Population A Bad Idea: Using Military Force to Aid Syria’s Population
R2P is a weapon for liberal interventionists and a tool for their allies, the old-fashioned conservative interventionists, too.
Feb 11, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History How Dick Cheney Became the Most Powerful Vice President in History
It was Dick Cheney, more than any other official, who set the terms for the post-9/11 world we all share.
Feb 11, 2014 / Mark Danner
What Did Sochi Get for $51 Billion? Highways, Railroads and a Lot of White Elephants What Did Sochi Get for $51 Billion? Highways, Railroads and a Lot of White Elephants
“A lot of money was spent, a lot of damage incurred, and now we don't know what to do with what we've got.”
Feb 11, 2014 / Alec Luhn