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Gil Scott-Heron's Revolution

Gil Scott-Heron's Revolution

Real revolutions will never be televised. But the man who told us that revolutionized music and movements. 

Posted May 29, 2011

The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House

The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House

President Obama is looking for a good reason to leave Afghanistan, and $113 billion a year could be it.

Posted May 31, 2011

The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU

The Arrest of Ratko Mladic: A Victory for the EU

The path is now open for Serbia’s entry into the Union. But Serbian society has just begun the hard work of coming to terms with the country’s role in perpetrating war crimes.

Posted May 27, 2011

Books and the Arts

When organized crime and drug violence came to Monterrey, the city turned to the military for help. It was a choice many would come to regret.

Whoever sings them and however great they sound, rebel songs can't do your fighting for you.

Janet Malcolm can be brutal in her judgments, but it is the casual brutality of keen observation.

News and Analysis

The New-Economy Movement

A growing group of activists and socially responsible companies are rethinking business as usual.

Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu

Time is running out on America's ability to protect Israel from itself.

Warren's biggest problem isn't the Republicans. It's Obama's finance boys who don't want an outspoken consumer advocate in a powerful role.

California's Prisons

The author of The New Jim Crow says that it will take a grassroots movement to tackle our country's addiction to mass incarceration.

Barack Obama

Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.

Poll

Will Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speeches to AIPAC and Congress help advance the Israel-Palestinian peace process?

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