Toward a New New Cold War
Alexander Cockburn : Russia
The initiating party for our next cold confrontation with Russia most certainly was the United States.
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Evil Dictator Awards
The Daily Show
Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
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RadioNation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : US Politics & Government
Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.
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Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy
Robert Dreyfuss : US Foreign Policy
He's no George W. Bush, but will Obama's foreign policy bring us back to the days of the bipartisan, establishment consensus?
2007
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The French Connection
A new Reaganomics is taking hold in Europe, with grave implications for progressive politics everywhere.
2006
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People Power In Nepal
Kanak Mani Dixit : US Foreign Policy
Kanak Mani Dixit writes that the removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creating the conditions for peace.
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¡No Más! No More!
Patrick Mulvaney : War & Peace
Uruguay and Argentina are cutting ties with the US Army's School of the Americas, paving the way for other Latin American countries to end a destabilizing force that only perpetuates human rights atrocities.
2005
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Theocracy Lite
Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women
How can women be equal before Islamic law, according to which they are unequal?
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Bush's War: The Levees Are Giving Way
Alexander Cockburn : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures
The Bush Administration is tongue-tied because it doesn't know what lie to put out next.
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Disengagement Mystery
Hillel Schenker : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures
What are Sharon's real reasons for pulling out of Gaza? What happens next? Hillel Schenker reports from Jerusalem.
2001
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New World, Old Order
Jerry W. Sanders : War & Peace
A crucial test of US commitment to multilateralism involves the endgame in Afghanistan.
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Voices From the United Nations
Joschka Fischer, Tang Jiaxuan, Roberto Rojas & Reaz Rahman : Human Rights
Excerpts from speeches to the General Assembly.
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Uzbekistan's Human Rights Problem
The US government is divided, with State wanting better human rights in Uzbekistan and the Pentagon wanting bases and Tashkent's willing cooperation.
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Dispatches
Praful Bidwai, Ahmed Rashid, Graham Usher, Ana Uzelac, Mark Gevisser & Maria Margaronis
The events of September 11 as viewed from around the world.
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Fighting the Global Gag Rule
Isabelle Lindenmayer : Reproductive Rights
The global gag rule dramatically affects developing nations such as Nepal, where six women die every day from unsafe abortions.
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Dead Reckoning
A global effort to force an end to capital punishment in the US is gaining strength.
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Elliott Abrams: It's Back!
George W. Bush may appoint Iran/contra player Elliott Abrams to a National Security Council staff position that (conveniently!) doesn't require Senate approval.
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Rogue Nation
There is a growing consensus that the world's most destructive rogue nation is the most powerful country of them all.
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The Kiss of Henry
Christopher Hitchens : Vietnam
It didn't surprise me that Henry Kissinger had argued for the most grandiose and hysterical response.
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