Burma's Desperate Hour
The unfolding catastrophe justifies humanitarian intervention by the United Nations. But it is politics, not nature, that most imperils the Burmese people now.
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A Devil's Dictionary of Finance
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An irreverent lexicon of terms that paved the way to the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Naomi Klein : China
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
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Manufacturing a Food Crisis
Walden Bello : Agriculture
How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.
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Playing Games
Stephen Totilo : Internet & New Media
Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
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Haiti on the 'Death Plan'
Reed Lindsay : Globalization
Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
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Why 'War, Inc.' Works
Jeremy Scahill : Film
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
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Dollar-Driven Recruiting
Allen McDuffee : US Military
The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
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McCain Sells Out Vets
Brian Beutler : US Military
There's little evidence that John McCain will do anything, if elected, to repair the damage the Bush Administration has done to veterans' healthcare.
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Earth at 350
Bill McKibben : Environment
Atmospheric CO2 has spiked to 385 parts per million. Roll that back to 350, and we may still live and thrive.
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Boxed In
Peter C. Baker : Electoral Reform
Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.
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Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight
Christopher Lisotta : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.
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On Not Passing Israel's 'Lynch Test'
Akiva Eldar : Middle East
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
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After Gitmo
Aziz Huq : Guantanamo Bay
America's legal and moral responsibility to innocent detainees is not more imprisonment, but a new life in the United States.
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Hillary's Gift to Women
Barbara Ehrenreich : Presidential Election 2008
She's managed to smash the myth of innate female moral superiority.
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