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With Burma Election Boycott, Suu Kyi Party Risks Breakup
Aung San Suu Kyi party members announced a boycott on the Burma election Monday to avoid endorsing an ‘unfair’ process. But the largest opposition group in Burma (Myanmar) now …
Lying About Nuclear Weapons
One of the most popular muckraking American journalists of the late twentieth century, I.F. Stone, once remarked: “All governments lie.” Even a prominent government official — Andrei Gromyko, the …
Our Turn?
Nations go crazy. It's terrifying when it happens, especially to a major nation with the ability to project its craziness outward. We look back on the psychotic break of …
Union Democracy on Trial
Going to court can make anyone nervous. But in civil court, where breach of contract disputes are normally settled, the stakes are not quite as high as in criminal …
David Sirota | The Difference Between Liberalism and Progressivism
As a progressive, I'm often asked if there is a real difference between progressivism and liberalism, or if progressivism is merely a nicer-sounding term for the less popular L-word. …
The Personal Is Political: Q&A With Leang Seckon, Cambodian Freedom Artist
Leang Seckon, one of Cambodia's foremost contemporary artists, will see his first European solo exhibition, The Heavy Skirt, opening March 31 at London's Rossi & Rossi gallery. Unlike depictions …
China: What Do We Want?
There is growing momentum to do something about the overvaluation of the dollar. This is a good thing. The overvaluation of the dollar has led to record trade deficits. …
Don’t Throw Away Your Paper Maps Just Yet
While GPS can tell you exactly where you stand, sometimes it takes a bit of dead-tree cartography to tell you where you are. Pity the poor paper map. Once …
Boo! The Scary, Scary Social Security “Crisis” Is Back!
Get ready kids. It's time for more scare stories about Social Security. The New York Times weighed in March 24 with a dire warning that this year, six years …
French Regional Elections: Who Are the National Front (FN) Voters?
Marseilles: A Case Study The far-right party has regained turf thanks to the support of the right-leaning lower-middle classes that have constituted its base since the 1980s. From our …