One strength of truly progressive analysis is that it places what appear to be isolated events in a larger context

Afghanistan will undergo the first presidential elections in the country’s history on October 9, 2004.

The Taliban are acutely aware that sustained donor interest and military support will not last forever; donor fatigue, shifting budgetary priorities, and waning donor attention are inevitable.

Indeed, the Bush administration, with strong backing from both parties in Congress, is now engaging in what the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has referred to as the “Sharonization of U.S. Policy.”

It was clear from the start that Iraq’s sovereignty was in name, not in deed.

Conflict resolution will not occur until political and factional leaders re-absorb the lesson that each person’s humanity, while unique, is of equal value.

Winning a worldwide war on terrorism is much more about overcoming cultural mindsets that set people apart from each other out of fear and ignorance than about celebrating the freedom of the American barbecue.

Does Qadhafi mean what he says and will Washington reciprocate and normalize relations with Libya?