The Massive Wealth Redistribution that Doesn’t Bother John McCain
Upward wealth redistribution has taken billions of dollars out of the pockets of average Americans.
‘W’: Bush Ultra-Lite
At a time when we need Marx’s analytical abilities, Oliver Stone offers Freud.
Strange Strike
Syria learned yet again with the recent helicopter attack, when it comes to relations with Washington, no good deed goes unpunished.
The Financial Crisis and 9/11
Some commentators compare the current economic crisis to 9/11 — a cataclysm that changed everything.
Latin America’s New Consensus
The region’s newfound independence may blunt the impact of global economic turmoil.
Bonfires for the Global Vanities
The end of the Bush administration makes real change — ending wars — possible, but only if we fight for it.
The Religion of Guns
It’s bad enough that we’re awash in guns in the United States. But we also evangelize.
We Only Need One Bretton Woods II
The November 15 economic summit isn’t the best way to address many of the underlying issues that contributed to the global economic crisis in developing countries.
Review: A Floating City of Peasants
A Dutch journalist teams up with photographers to provide intimate portraits of urban newcomers and young factory workers, as well as the families they left behind in China’s countryside.
Bollywood Gets Political
It’s no longer just the same old song and dance: India’s film industry is tackling some pretty serious topics.
Whining About Winning in Iraq
McCain and Palin shout triumphantly, “We’re winning the war in Iraq.” Such rhetoric collides painfully with reality.
Silence on Immigration
As Obama and McCain dodge the pressing issue of immigrants’ rights, here’s an immigration agenda for the next U.S. president.
Too Many Guns
More than 200 years after our founding fathers enshrined the right to “bear arms” in our Constitution, we have more arms than we can bear.
Why the U.S. Must Help Cuba
Unless the Bush administration acts fast, a vast wave of rafters may greet the next U.S. president soon after he takes office.
Art of Torture
The Bush administration will forever be remembered as “the administration that tortured.”