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The dangers of democracy: When people in fledgling democracies vote against U.S. interests, the CIA steps in.; By Robert Scheer Nov 12, 2003
Machiavellis running amok: This administration's behavior is an affront to our nation's founders and the democracy they crafted.; By Robert Scheer Jun 25, 2003
Rebuilding Iraq: American officials are squabbling over how to put post-Saddam Iraq back together again. The fate of the entire region may rest on whether they get it right.; By Laura Miller Apr 2, 2003
"World On Fire" by Amy Chua: A new book argues that when Third World countries embrace democracy and free markets too quickly, ethnic hatred and even genocide can result.; By Michelle Goldberg Jan 13, 2003
Islam: Religion of the sword?: Unlike Christianity or Judaism, Islam's religious history is inseparable from its conquests -- which is why the concept of holy war lives on today.; By Richard D. Connerney Oct 11, 2001
Tough love for Africa: Colin Powell gets a hero's welcome and tells Africa's entrenched rulers to step aside.; By Ben Barber May 28, 2001
The postmodernist problem: George Will advocates turning the NEA into the Ministry of Politprop; the "South Park" duo agrees to excise the Bush twins from a new program. Plus: Free to be you and me except on Nike iD.; By Carina Chocano Feb 8, 2001
Vetting the "Tiananmen Papers": Berkeley professor Orville Schell discusses his role in the publication of papers that shed new light on the Chinese government's crackdown on the 1989 student uprising.; By Daryl Lindsey Feb 2, 2001
Shutting down the Tehran Spring: How religious hard-liners sabotaged reforms in Iran and earned the spite of their people.; By Ben Barber Jan 11, 2001
George W. Bush flunks the test: Faced with a choice between cynicism and a higher path, he chooses cynicism.; By Gary Kamiya Nov 16, 2000
Making the world safe for democracy?: From the streets of Paris to offices in Japan, the world chuckles and shrugs at the U.S. election circus.; By Salon foreign correspondents Nov 10, 2000
Propaganda and Control of the Public Mind: Noam Chomsky -- Propaganda and Control of the Public Mind; By Noam Chomsky Oct 5, 2000
Outlaws in an outlaw nation: With Yugoslav election time approaching, Serbian activists face a new wave of repression as they try to fight the Milosevic regime from within.; By Laura Rozen Sep 6, 2000
War on protesters: The militarization of police strategies on display this convention season has cops fighting demonstrators, not crime.; By Jesse Walker Aug 14, 2000
Fox is it: President-elect Vicente Fox, a tough-talking cowboy and former head of Coca-Cola Mexico, promises to revolutionize the nation's economy after 71 years of corruption.; By Scarlet Pruitt Jul 7, 2000
A wrench in the "ruling party machine": One frustrated journalist in Mexico City speaks out about the censorship imposed by his publisher's quid pro quo relationship with the PRI.; By Fiona Morgan Jun 28, 2000
World Bank and IMF: Good, evil or irrelevant?: On the eve of the A16 protests, experts discuss the roles of the international financial organizations and the Seattle protests in this weekend's battle over globalization.; By Daryl Lindsey Apr 14, 2000
Better dead than red, white and blue: By electing Vladimir Putin president, Russians chose a product of the same repressive police state that has cost millions of lives -- because being a superpower is better than being a Western plaything.; By Jeffrey Tayler Mar 28, 2000
Letters to the Editor: Are American voters ignorant -- or just apathetic? Plus: Shuttling blame for declining sex drive; polluting Bob Marley's legacy; Letters to the Editor Dec 1, 1999
Is voter ignorance killing democracy?: Some political scientists say it is; others maintain that a brain-dead populace does no damage to our hallowed political system.; By Christopher Shea Nov 22, 1999
Why we should get rid of political advertising -- now: A veteran adman says that it's time for ads to go back to doing what they do best: Selling kitty litter.; By Bob Welke Sep 2, 1999
Riding shotgun: Five years ago Thursday, a white Bronco rolled onto an L.A. freeway -- and ran over the barriers between the media and everybody else.; By James Poniewozik Jun 17, 1999
Send the House home: These days lawmakers could live in their districts and convene online. Why won't they give up the Beltway?; By David Fine May 10, 1999
Zero tolerance for slaughter: Get a backbone, America: Ban all handguns.; By Sallie Tisdale May 6, 1999
A battle for the soul of America: Steve Erickson argues that it's time for the American people to realize that Clinton trial isn't really about Clinton -- it's about democracy.; By Steve Erickson Jan 20, 1999

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