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Kagarlitsky: The Ponomaryov Principle
Apr 25, 2013
The current corruption scandals clearly demonstrate that Skolkovo has already failed as a scientific and technological project
Kagarlitsky: The Birthplace of Arab Spring
Apr 16, 2013
The political situation in Tunis is more complicated and less optimistic. Political freedoms have been secured, but social problems remain
Kagarlitsky: The Kremlin's Ostrich Economists
Apr 11, 2013
Russian authorities made a serious error when they gloated over the economic problems incurred by Western European nations
Kromm: Push For Voting Restrictions
Apr 04, 2013
Over the last week, Republicans in the North Carolina Senate have pushed a series of bills with wide-ranging implications for how people vote
Kagarlitsky: EU's No-Default Policy
Mar 31, 2013
The European elite are more afraid of defaults than Russians are of revolutions
Kelly: War Without End
Mar 20, 2013
The effects of the U.S. bombings continue, immeasurably and indefensibly
Kagarlitsky: Road to Hell
Feb 28, 2013
There is no harm in dreaming about something — unless the dreamer has access to billions of rubles of public money and has no qualms about using it
Kucera: Making the Whole City Your Bargaining Committee
Feb 21, 2013
We’re not just raising awareness—we’re working to find solutions
Kagarlitsky: 2nd Wave of Crisis
Jan 17, 2013
The U.S. was the epicenter of the financial shockwaves in 2007 and 2008
Kelly: In Kabul, Widows and Orphans Move Up
Jan 08, 2013
The women I visited today are moving on up; single desperate mothers with children moving up the slope into a cold vacuum, fleeing the streets of a city that can't feed or use them
Kagarlitsky: Between Gaidar and Keynes
Dec 20, 2012
Whichever side wins in the struggle to determine Russia's economic course, politics will play a central role in its implementation
Kromm: Racist Roots Of 'Right To Work'
Dec 15, 2012
The origins of "right-to-work" laws find their roots in extreme pro-segregationist and anti-communist elements in the 1940s South
Kagarlitsky: One Year of Protest Turbulence
Dec 06, 2012
we can speak of an end to turbulence only in the sense that we have passed through a particular phase of the crisis, one that will inevitably be followed by another
Kagarlitsky: Why Did the Police Search My Apartment?
Nov 13, 2012
The authorities' actions are senseless and ¬counterproductive, but this doesn't make them any less ruthless
Kagarlitsky: A Senseless Abduction in Kiev
Nov 05, 2012
Some jailed Russians have become international celebrities, while many others are either unknown or have been forgotten by the outside world
Kagarlitsky: Building a Virtual Skolkovo
Oct 18, 2012
The great flow of petrodollars is being used to indulge the vanity of the country's leaders
Kagarlitsky: Lawmakers Fixated on Cats
Oct 04, 2012
Time is passing, but our legislatures are too busy complaining about noisy cats to deal with the very real problems that Russians are facing
Kagarlitsky: Demonstration Déjà vu
Sep 21, 2012
The energy behind the marches is undoubtedly waning, but it is also clear that the series of protests over much of the past year has changed society
Kromm: Voting Rights Act
Sep 02, 2012
Over the last two weeks, voting rights advocates have scored a string of victories in Florida and Texas
May 14, 2013
It is out there on the streets far beyond the Moscow Ring Road that the real protest energy is building