BRICs--Brazil, Russia, India, China--continue investing in Africa, looking for benefits in the long haul. Chávez finds it sticky linking Obama to the Honduras coup; opposition says he's "the George Bush of Latin America." New York dyke "blown away" by the queer party
Those who can’t do, learn. In this installment of our series in which the clueless apprentice with the experts, we get licensed, wake up very early, and track turkeys in the woods.
Arabs generally may not revolt like Iranians, but they do contain and shrink their regimes. Only with your support can the revamped General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum become a reality. Cultural studies at U.S. universities cover race, gender, and sexuality--why not poverty? Critic very concerned you&
The crisis in Honduras...is pitting Mr. Obama against the ghosts of past American foreign policy in Latin America. Op: Following weeks of political theater, photo ops, and a baited coup, Chávez emerges as the winner in Honduras. Six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion, U.S.
Through collecting and many Freedom of Information requests, Trevor Paglen assembles a full sash of secret military badges, and they make for a fun tour through some vaguely unsettling regalia.
Sifting through a recent flurry of books about Sixties radicals and student demonstrators.
A written history of humans covers five millennia through vignettes, poems, dreamscapes, and more.
Never mind news articles that link economic woes to a culture shift, the report of the hipster’s death is an exaggeration.
As the Iranian government toughens its stance and consolidates power, Mousavi can concede--or continue to fight, and face prison. This year, summer camps guard against swine flu--bleaching doorknobs, sending sick kids home. Street art and summer camp meet in rural Illinois, where campers learn how to choose tagnames
Scientists say current grant system "provides disincentives to funding really transformative research." New favorite blog: NCBI ROFL, collecting funny studies. Everyone thinks Stuart is so sensitive. He is, but he's also like any other Scottish man--he has a hard time saying what he feels. Notes
