People feel powerless when they see change that they believe is not intended to benefit them. Misgivings about a gentrified Harlem. Erasing taste, racial lines, public displays of affluence and consumption are inversely proportionate to wealth. Who gets to be white, anyhow--and who wants to be white, anyway? As
Analysis of the current economic tug-of-war between China and the U.S. More than 4,000 Chinese babies have been named "Olympic Games" in the past 15 years. Hong Kong ordered all chickens slaughtered after bird flu was detected in four markets. On the impact of
Op: It doesn't matter who Obama picks to veep, but enlisting the help of a beltway insider with dirty hands does matter. U.S. ambassador accuses Zimbabwean officials of confiscating food aid for political rallies. BBC discovers documents that show Zimbabwe's military is playing an active
Negotiations about U.S.'s continuing presence in Iraq--to be finalized in July--increasingly public, acrimonious. Albright: The global conscience is profoundly confused, if not asleep. "For conservatives, Obama represents a sliver of hope. McCain represents none at all." On the rise of Obamacons. "Making
Security agencies issue warning that devices brought to the Olympics will likely be hacked or bugged by Chinese agents. Op: Though the Chinese diaspora is global and affluent, it's hard to compete with 200 years of European colonialism. "The first things they asked for after the quake
Video: On C-SPAN, Kucinich introduces articles of impeachment against Bush, Pelosi tries to quiet everyone down. On McCain's falling-out with Ohio's conservative machinery, and how it reshapes the race. Meet McCain's foreign policy pack, and Obama's. Print for the commute:
Around the world, farms predict less-than-average crops, further stoking worries of food crises. McCain, Obama continue to slam lobbyists; lobbyists want us to know they're not all bad. Researchers isolate the brain feat of singling out one person's voice in order to carry on
Immigrants sending comestibles home to lessen food shortages. Joshua Hammer's remarkable long-form gaze from the ground in Zimbabwe. Print for the commute: The 20th century had delirious New York; the 21st sees Dubai and Beijing planned to the point of soulessness. On the microeconomic community that grew
As the average price of gas tops $4, some families must "decide between food and transportation." More time was spent talking about when Clinton might call it quits than about how the candidates might deal with the war in Iraq. Clinton supporters' reactions to the end of
While you were watching Obama: details from secret negotiations for new security arrangements in Iraq. Hamas does not differentiate between the two presidential candidates. Hamas "unendorses" Obama. Nas releases new song about Obama (listen here). Why is Hollywood applying bronzer to white actors to cast ethnic characters? List
