• Greece in Flames, Again

  Maria Margaronis : Greece

  The police shooting of a schoolboy has unleashed riots and seething resentment in Greece among young people lost in the economic downturn and betrayed by a corrupt and incompetent government.

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  Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater

  Jeremy Scahill : Iraq War

  Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.

• The Imperial Transition

  Tom Engelhardt : Barack Obama Administration

  Obama's transition is the earliest, biggest, fastest, best organized and most efficient on record. But has the media failed to see the larger architecture of this moment, and what it portends for the presidency to come?

• At Harvard, Obama Staff Envision Their Movement’s Future

  Ari Melber

  Don't stop thinking about the movement.

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  Who Are the Taliban?

  Anand Gopal : Afghanistan

  Who, exactly, are the Taliban? It's clear Afghan insurgents are far from monolithic.

• Barack Obama, Feminist in Chief?

  Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

  Obama should make gender equality a keystone of his presidency--and the economic stimulus is a great place to start.

• Peace Prize Comes With Criticism

  Barbara Crossette : United Nations

  As Martti Ahtisaari receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today, it's clear that the hard work of peacemaking does not guarantee universal acclaim.

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  Obama's Afghan Dilemma

  Robert Dreyfuss : Afghanistan

  Obama calls Afghanistan "the right war." But sending more US troops into the quagmire will only make the crisis worse.

• Burress Shooting: Cue the Hypocrites

  Dave Zirin

  His NFL career shot to pieces for a stupid stunt with a gun, Plaxico Burress now becomes the latest athlete everyone loves to hate.

• Building for the Future

  Supriya Pillai : Student Movements

  An activist calls for engaging youth in political life beyond the election.

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  Listening to Odetta

  Bruce Shapiro : Music

  Her voice a force of nature and her theatrical sense undimmed, Odetta-made music of extraordinary compassion, intuition and grace.

• Trading Partners

  John Nichols : U.S. Economy

  Xavier Becerra, Obama's pick for US trade representative, could bring the change working people here and abroad can believe in.

• Ending the Mindset

  The Editors : Iraq War

  Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.

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