Will Di Novi : Canada
After three years of exploiting a divided left, Canada's Conservative prime minister is fighting for his political life. A progressive proposal to establish a coalition government has sparked a historic battle for public opinion.
Barbara Crossette : Southeast Asia
An island nation long gripped by authoritarianism votes for democracy--and wins.
Orville Schell : China
China is booming, but slouches toward the moral authority needed to inspire a modern, open and prosperous state. Does Confucius hold the key?
Drew Haxby : Nepal
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, newly elected Maoist Prime Minister of Nepal, provides insight into his country's political dilemmas.
The Editors Here's what's really at stake in this election, for America and the world.
Alexander Cockburn : Russia
The initiating party for our next cold confrontation with Russia most certainly was the United States.
The Daily Show
Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
Radio Nation : US Politics & Government
Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.
Robert Dreyfuss : US Foreign Policy
He's no George W. Bush, but will Obama's foreign policy bring us back to the days of the bipartisan, establishment consensus?
A new Reaganomics is taking hold in Europe, with grave implications for progressive politics everywhere.
Kanak Mani Dixit : US Foreign Policy
Kanak Mani Dixit writes that the removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creating the conditions for peace.
Patrick Mulvaney : War & Peace
Uruguay and Argentina are cutting ties with the US Army's School of the Americas, paving the way for other Latin American countries to end a destabilizing force that only perpetuates human rights atrocities.
Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women
How can women be equal before Islamic law, according to which they are unequal?
Alexander Cockburn : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures
The Bush Administration is tongue-tied because it doesn't know what lie to put out next.
Hillel Schenker : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures
What are Sharon's real reasons for pulling out of Gaza? What happens next? Hillel Schenker reports from Jerusalem.
Jerry W. Sanders : War & Peace
A crucial test of US commitment to multilateralism involves the endgame in Afghanistan.
Joschka Fischer, Tang Jiaxuan, Roberto Rojas & Reaz Rahman : Human Rights
Excerpts from speeches to the General Assembly.
The US government is divided, with State wanting better human rights in Uzbekistan and the Pentagon wanting bases and Tashkent's willing cooperation.
Praful Bidwai, Ahmed Rashid, Graham Usher, Ana Uzelac, Mark Gevisser & Maria Margaronis
The events of September 11 as viewed from around the world.
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