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The Corporate Roadblock in Washington

Behind the struggle to pass any meaningful legislation in the United States, a stifling amount of corporate money endeavors to keep Capitol Hill in gridlock. By Joshua Pringle.


 

Haiti's Rising Urgency

Two months after the quake—with over a million people homeless, the education system in tatters, and deadly rain and hurricanes on the way—Haitians face a situation that grows more dire by the day. By Teri Schure.


 

Saudi Arabia: a Patron to Hafiz Sayeed?

While Pakistan, India and Saudi Arabia try to create cooperation between their governments, ties between Saudi Arabia and extremism complicate the situation greatly. By Tanveer Jafri.


 

No EU-daimonia after Lisbon

Lacking a democratic mandate and acting by stealth, E.U. elites have sought to make the Union a state in its own right, and a world power to boot. But have they gotten ahead of themselves? By Simon Roughneen.


 

Debt Burden Cripples Poorer Nations

International lending, within its current framework, leaves developing nations in a hole that only gets bigger as they try to pay off their debt.
By Justin Frewen.


 

Boundless Hope in Sierra Leone

Where many families are too poor to buy books for their children, the organization Boundless Hope is helping kids get an education and putting essentials like pencils and toothbrushes in their hands. By Roland Marke.


 

Nobel Laureates Urge Inquiry into Junta Crimes

Because the Burmese Constitution provides immunity for the junta and its crimes, the only hope for prosecution is through international law. By Simon Roughneen.




Middle East

Women Work toward Equality in Muslim Societies

Mehnaz M. Afridi

Egypt's Struggle for Democracy

Osama Diab

Human Rights Violations in Iran and Iraq

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

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Europe

Greece: Pulling Its Neighbors Down with It

Jurnan Goos

Screen Wars

Neal Ungerleider

Copenhagen: No Failure, but Just Not Good Enough

Jurnan Goos

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Asia-Pacific

Japan and Southeast Asia Take Stock of China's Rise

Simon Roughneen

China-U.S. Rivalry Intensifies

Simon Roughneen

Taiwan's Relief Efforts in Haiti

Tony Ong

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Americas

Canada, the UNRWA and the Arabs

Barnabe F. Geisweiller

Aid Failure Bodes Ill for Haiti

Simon Roughneen

Orphans Blocked from Departing Haiti

Teri Schure

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Africa

Global Hunger

Justin Frewen

The Real Evils

Justin Frewen

Guinea Making Steps toward Democracy

Roland Marke

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