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Haiti: Give Money, Not Stuff
Fri Jan. 15, 2010 5:01 PM PST

Operation American Dream

What happened to a Baghdad refugee duo stranded in <i>Casablanca</i>-like limbo?

May/June 2008 Issue

The U.S. Military's Assassination Problem

Software like "Bugsplat" is supposed to keep decapitation attacks precise. So why do we keep blowing up Iraqi wedding parties?

March/April 2008 Issue

Missing the Mark

A sampling of post-9/11 assassination strikes.

Fri Feb. 22, 2008 12:00 AM PST

Choose your Weapon
Fri Feb. 22, 2008 12:00 AM PST

The War on Terror's Newest Front

One year after backing an invasion of Somalia, the United States has cultivated a formidable enemy.

Tue Dec. 4, 2007 12:00 AM PST

Data Mining: Newmont's Dubious Science
Sun Sep. 9, 2007 11:00 PM PDT

Mr. Clean: A Gold Mining Exec Battles Pollution Charges in Indonesia

Rick Ness is spending a million a month to convince the world he's innocent of contaminating pristine waterways. Once you meet him, you'll want to believe him.

Sun Sep. 9, 2007 11:00 PM PDT

Thrown to the Assassins: What Became of the Iraqis Who Greeted Us as Liberators

They cheered the U.S. invasion; they offered to help, signed on as translators, risked everything they had to work for the United States. But when they had to run for their lives, America slammed the door.

March/April 2007 Issue

GigaFight

When a sleepy Midwestern community tried to treat high-speed Internet like a public utility, commercial broadband giants spared no expense to win the Battle of the Bandwidth.

May/June 2005 Issue

The Cruce Doctrine: How Oil Trumps Democracy in Baku

Azerbaijan would seem the perfect place to test President Bush's commitment to remaking the Muslim world. But its ruler has something that trumps democracy?control of billions of barrels of oil.

July/August 2004 Issue

West Virginia's Mountain (Party) Mama

Author Denise Giardina was sick of seeing West Virginia politicians selling out to King Coal. Although the establishment keeps trying to stop her, she has gathered more than 13,000 signatures, formed her own political party, and is running for governor. But are the big boys afraid to debate her?

Tue Sep. 12, 2000 11:00 PM PDT