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Direct Expression

An interview with the dissident poet and essayist Kirill Medvedev about a new Russian left.

The Cost of Our Drone War in Pakistan

An interview with Ambassador Akbar Ahmed.

Iran’s Olive Branch

What Rouhani’s presidential victory means for Iran-U.S. relations.

The Rise of Narendra Modi

A new biography tells the story of his rise to political prominence.

The Secret History of the Haitian Earthquake

A Conversation with Jonathan M. Katz

War Without Strategy

The United States relies on drones to make up for its lack of coherent policy in the war on terrorism.

Turkey’s Non-Crisis

The streets of Istanbul are alive with democratic politics—not dramatic upheaval.

The Promise and Limits of Private Power

Richard M. Locke at the Watson Institute

Justice Postponed in Guatemala

Ríos Montt—and the United States—evade reckoning with the past.

Can Global Brands Create Just Supply Chains?

Private efforts to improve global working conditions have failed.

Little, Big

Big-time development economists are missing something.

“No to Profit”

Chileans fight back against privatized higher education.

The Little that Hugo Chávez Got Right

Hugo Chávez—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Left Behind

Colombia may be entering peace talks, but the changes are not benefiting everyone.

Washed Away

Remembering Japan’s tsunami.

Taxing Away Inequality

A Conversation with Emmanuel Saez

Defending Freedom of Conscience and Religion Abroad

The Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom responds to criticism.

Paternité, Maternité, Egalité

In France, a Strange, Last-Ditch Campaign Against Marriage Equality

The Good of the Child

Is there actually a right to know one’s biogenetic familial origins?

Muslims Need Not Apply

Disband the International Commission on Religious Freedom

Islamophobia Is Bad for Business

Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment has cost the United States and the West a number of business opportunities.

Taking Off

Mexico's Demographic Challenge

The People’s Congress

Brazil’s experiment in direct democracy.

Keeping the Promise

Rights and realities in Latin America.

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