Going for the Gold
Forty years after the historic 1968 Olympics, the eyes of the world are focused on Beijing.
The Waste-Pickers of Delhi
The original Delhi recyclers have turned garbage into cash for decades. Now, a carbon-credit-generating incinerator may put them out of business.
Why Carbon Offsets Backfire
With a city motto of “Exclusively Industrial,” the town of Vernon was already a pollution magnet. Then offsets made it worse.
Can the Olympics Democratize China?
With the Olympic Games just around the corner, the prospects for democratization in China have never been more propitious.
Breaking Taboos: Mixing Sports and Politics with Team Darfur
Breaking taboos, athlete Joey Cheek mixes sports and politics with Team Darfur.
Sinafrique
A Malian timber scandal points to a positive side of China’s controversial growing presence in Africa.
Postcard from…Freetown
In countries like Sierra Leone, AFRICOM is definitely not the answer to Africa’s challenges.
Beyond Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Sports are helping bridge the gap between the United States and North Korea.
Heroes of Beijing: The Triumph of the West
China has bought into the extravaganza of commodification that is modern Olympism and, in so doing, the country’s buy-in to consumer capitalism is almost complete.
What do Governments Want from Sport and What do they Get?
The question of what governments want from sport turns out to be a good deal easier to answer than the question of what they get.
Afghanistan: Not a Good War
No one seems to be listening to the Afghans. We should be.
Derail Doha, Save the Climate
From the point of view of environmental sustainability, global trade has become deeply dysfunctional.
Will He or Won’t He?
Will George W. Bush, prodded by his pitchfork-wielding vice president, bomb Iran before the end of his term?
Turkey’s Troubles
Europe and the U.S. should back the beleaguered Turkish government because of the role a democratic Turkey can play in both stabilizing and liberalizing the Middle East.
Why Are Neocons Attacking Turkey?
To boost support for an attack on Iran, U.S. neoconservatives want Turkey on their side. But that means regime change in Ankara.