Thousands are being turned into slaves in Darfur. There are more slaves today than at any time in human history; from New York, it takes five hours to buy one. "Ideological differences" the most common cause of wars and violent conflicts in 2008. Today's music business
Op: After triumphalism over economic woes elsewhere, China hits a wall--it can't grow, contain social unrest, or progress. "Do not watch television. Everyone out on the streets." In Greece, protesters storm TV studios, hang banners from the Acropolis. Brown says U.K troops will be
Say hello to methane gas hydrates: a key to domestic energy independence, perhaps an unnecessary risk. Op: Obstructionist Republicans need to learn to cooperate by having their veto power removed. Lawyers in Australia to receive the right to serve legally binding court documents by posting them on defendants' Facebook
Beware of kindly torturers: those pinkies of yours provide half your hand strength. "People have been referring to the Warsaw ghetto as the nearest analog in modern times." The siege of Gaza: A crime against humanity, a forgotten story of 2008. Questions for the Secret Service regarding certain
Not for leisurely browsing: "Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience" (explainer). Shoe-tosser's brother explains why he threw shoes. Woman burned by suitor's acid asks for retribution; Iranian court orders five drops of same chemical be placed in her attacker's eyes. Markets&
Reporting from the Congo continues to be a war correspondents' Everest, painting the craft as a noble, mythical undertaking. Found yourself hugging a Rembrandt as SWAT burst in next door? You're probably an art-crime agent. The country will be ruled by his slash-and-burn ideology
Thousands in Iraq rally for release of "shoe-bomber"; Saddam's lawyer, along with 200 more, will defend him for free. Of course: The inevitable online video game. Retrospective of video game design since 1990. Instapaper for the commute: Zadie Smith on her father's comedy
Cholera crisis growing, despite what Mugabe says; ANC says he can still be talked out of power. Facts and analysis for envisioning future relations with Syria. Amid pirates, warlords, and cholera, it's easy to overlook the big Africa story right now: Ghana's elections (why they matter)
"Thank God it was the Danes who colonized us, not the British or Americans or Dutch or Germans." Greenlanders vote to quit ties with Denmark. Don't worry about the end of the cosmos: It has bounce-back-ability, may not have even started with one big
Obama advisor and CIA veteran says South Asia is where we're most likely see a nuclear war. Do you want to die because President Obama is dying for a smoke? TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin on "le smoking." Stuff your own stocking: The 2008 TMN Annual,
