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Inside Uzbekistan

The war in Afghanistan has made neighboring Uzbekistan into America's new best friend -- despite its notoriously repressive regime. Ted Rall was there before the bombs began falling

Wed Oct. 31, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Voter Traitor

Progressives celebrate ex-Republican Jim Jeffords' defection at their own moral peril.

Fri Jun. 22, 2001 11:00 PM PDT

Bully for Them

Here comes the anti-anti-bullying backlash.

Tue Jun. 12, 2001 11:00 PM PDT

Lotto Economics

Deregulation and the demise of supply and demand.

Fri Mar. 16, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Pin-Pointless Bombing

Trying to turn civilians against their government by dropping bombs on them has never worked. Why, after 10 years of failure, does anyone think it will in Iraq?

Wed Feb. 21, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Pin-Pointless Bombing

Trying to turn civilians against their government by dropping bombs on them has never worked. Why, after 10 years of failure, does anyone think it will in Iraq?

Tue Feb. 20, 2001 12:00 AM PST

Death by a Thousand Quotes

In Washington, as the cabinet-confirmation follies are proving once again, an ill-considered remark will hurt your political prospects far more than your actual beliefs.

Fri Jan. 19, 2001 12:00 AM PST

American Memory Deficit Disorder

Why are Americans so quick to forget even the most egregious political outrages, when the rest of the world seems to have no trouble holding grudges for centuries?

Thu Dec. 28, 2000 12:00 AM PST

Things Can Only Get Worse

Ted Rall and his 24 fellow travelers have survived their harrowing trip through poverty- and war-torn Central Asia, only to find that things are far worse in Russia, where the end of Communism looks an awful lot like the end of the world.

Thu Oct. 5, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

Down and Out in a War Zone

Food poisoning, crippling heat, dead bodies, mined roads, and shadowy guerillas in the Kazakh-Kyrgyz neutral zone push Ted Rall and his intrepid traveling companions to the brink.

Tue Sep. 26, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

Uzbekistan's Not-So-Holy War

In Uzbekistan, if you look a little Muslim, you better watch your back. The Uzbek government is waging a Pyrrhic war against its own people and its neighbors in hopes of resisting the influx of radical Islamic fundamentalism.

Fri Sep. 15, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

All Turkmenbashi, All the Time

The average citizen of Turkmenistan may barely be earning enough to survive, but they've got plenty of swell monuments celebrating President-for-Life Saparmurad Niyazov.

Thu Sep. 7, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

The Baku Blues

From its hideously polluted beaches to its tourist quarter that no one visits, the Azerbaijani capital of Baku is reeling from the hangover of its aborted oil boom. This is the first in a series from Central Asia.

Tue Aug. 29, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

It's a Small World

If international bodies keep leaning on the US to do the right thing, liberals might learn to love globalization after all

Wed Jun. 28, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

Padlock the Revolving Door!

Campaign finance reform isn't nearly enough. To really get the influence of money out of politics, we need to keep ex-politicians out of corporate boardrooms.

Thu May. 18, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

Smashing Windows for a Better World?

Peaceful protests are doomed to be ignored. Only a dose of destruction leads to real social change.

Mon Apr. 24, 2000 11:00 PM PDT

Et tu, America?

Afghanistan isn't the only country destroying its cultural heritage.

Tue Mar. 28, 2000 12:00 AM PST

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