World

By Mark Engler Will the next pope embrace liberation theology? The conventional answer would be: fat chance. However, without going too far out on a limb, one could also answer in…
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By Saul Landau As a Jew I identify with a long tradition of my ancestors getting persecuted in Russia, the Ukraine and much of Eastern Europe as well as in Germany and other nations.…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com A debate on drone strikes – a euphemism for an extremely effective, ultra-high-tech, chillingly impersonal form of state-sponsored…
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By Anthony Faiola and Debbi Wilgoren From The Washington Post LONDON — Recognizing what he described as his failing strength of “mind and body,” Pope Benedict XVI on Monday…
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Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian (Excerpted from "Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire." Interviews with David Barsamian…
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By Saul Landau On three occasions I traveled through Syria, whose boundaries got made by French colonial officials, a nation that once served as the seat of an Islamic Empire. In 2004,…
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By Joseph Stiglitz From Project Syndicate NEW YORK – In the shadow of the euro crisis and America’s fiscal cliff, it is easy to ignore the global economy’s long-term problems.…
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By Phyllis Pomerantz From The Globe and Mail (Canada) Now that the election is over, the United States has a rare opportunity to do away with one of its most pointless and…
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By Maureen Dowd From The New York Times When my friend Robin was dying, she asked me if I knew a priest she could talk to who would not be, as she put it, “too judgmental.” I knew…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Doha is the capital of Qatar, a small state (est. pop…
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