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Kagarlitsky: Corruption Organically Redistributes Wealth
Aug 10, 2012
Investors will always put their money into projects that produce profits, regardless of how corrupt the country is
Kumar: The GOP’s Muslim “Southern Strategy”
Aug 03, 2012
What we see at work here is not only a rehashing of old Orientalist frames, but the addition of Arabs and Muslims to the “Southern strategy”
Kinane: The Drone and the Bomb
Jul 30, 2012
Fifty nations reportedly are either importing or manufacturing their own drones
Kagarlitsky: Krymsk Unites OMON and the Opposition
Jul 27, 2012
Apathy and a lack of grassroots movements have always helped strengthen authoritarian rule, corruption and bureaucratic lawlessness
Kagarlitsky: Media Sadomasochism
Jul 12, 2012
Bad news is a very popular genre in the Russian media
Kagarlitsky: No More Privatization Scams
Jun 28, 2012
Ordinary Russians remember how the hasty privatizations in the 1990s were a complete disaster
Kagarlitsky: Opposition Fatigue
Jun 14, 2012
Protesters have clearly grown tired — not of the protest movement, but of its leaders
Kagarlitsky: Putin's Closed Government
May 31, 2012
There is a hard-and-fast rule on how new laws are passed in Russia: The most important legislation is usually approved with the least public discussion and debate
Kelly: No One Hears the Poor
May 29, 2012
“For us, the possibility of a bright future is over, but at least for our children there is a chance”
Kagarlitsky: Opposition Needs to Reach Beyond Moscow
May 18, 2012
The Moscow protests on May 6 marked a milestone in the country's political development.
Kromm: Louisiana is Prison Capitol of World
May 15, 2012
The share of Louisiana's population that is locked up in jails or prisons is triple that of Iran and seven times that of China
Kagarlitsky: France's Electoral Guillotine
May 03, 2012
French society is changing. The old political parties are rapidly losing credibility, and the public is putting ever greater pressure on the government
Kelly: Afghan Screams Aren’t Heard
Apr 21, 2012
The military and militant apparatus does not have human ears. It has bombs
Kagarlitsky: Protest Genie Is Out of the Bottle
Apr 19, 2012
This discontent will inevitably be directed against the government itself as soon as it implements its programs
Kagarlitsky: Labor Protests Pose New Kremlin Headache
Apr 06, 2012
No sooner had protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg quieted down than strikes broke out in the provinces
Klare: A New Energy Third World in North America?
Apr 02, 2012
Will North America become not just the next boom continent for energy bonanzas, but a new energy Third World?
Kagarlitsky: Revolutionary Winds Blowing Across Moldova
Mar 22, 2012
While Russians ponder the results of this winter's political crisis, a revolution is shaping up in Moldova
Kagarlitsky: Artists Sold Out to Putin
Mar 12, 2012
By supporting Putin, they not only oppose society, but also the moral foundation of their own profession
Kagarlitsky: Putin's Puppet Show
Feb 29, 2012
Russia now has an extraordinary political system in which all of the elements are present, but nothing works
Sep 02, 2012
Over the last two weeks, voting rights advocates have scored a string of victories in Florida and Texas