A Truth Spring exclusive By Pervaiz Alam* The other day I was driving on one of Islamabad’s roads when I saw a black Mercedes slightly bumping into a car moving ahead. Four young men alighted from that car, rushed to the Mercedes, dragged out the young driver and started beating him, calling him a drunkard. [...]

By Bill Noxid The most disturbing consequence of the election of the first African-American president is the delusional rush to pretend that this country that was founded ( and continues to function ) on genocide and slavery, is somehow “past” racism.  Obviously, nothing could be further from the truth, and the fact that society as [...]

In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, “Thoughtcrime does not entail death. Thoughtcrime IS death”. by Louise Whiteley* Unlike the contestants on Big Brother, the citizens in Orwell’s novel tend to hold their tongues, but ultimately surveillance of their actions is guaranteed to uncover any deviant thoughts they might entertain. Recently, neuroscientists have started to decipher the [...]

By Will Hutton* For decades American conservatism defined global politics. Now we are about to witness a seismic change in Washington. Will Hutton leads a special report on the profound impact the new thinking will have on Britain and the world British politicians, commentators and the public like to believe in their sturdy autonomy. We [...]

PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Its the answer told by lines that [...]

By Vincent Bevins Cajoled for years to take on Western-style economic liberalism there’s more than a wry smile on the faces of some of South America’s left wing leaders as George Bush and others step in to save collapsing financial institutions, writes Vincent Bevins The irony has not been lost on the political leaders of [...]

By Joseph Stiglitz* The bank meltdown marks a turning point in our thinking about how the world works writes the Nobel Laureate. In some ways this is the biggest crisis in 80 years. Make no mistake: we are witnessing the biggest crisis since the Great Depression. In some ways it is worse than the Great [...]