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History is bunk after all
Laura Miller
Much of what we're taught has been twisted to suit someone's needs
Media elite vs. blogger peasants
Gene Lyons
The White House allowed a mere commoner among the Beltway peerage -- how indecorous!
Obama misses a shot at soccer diplomacy
Mike Madden
The president, traveling in Europe, will miss a game in Washington between the U.S. and coup-rattled Honduras
What’s happening in Xinjiang?
Gabriel Winant
Riots and a clampdown by the Chinese government have left 140 dead. A primer on who is rioting -- and why
What if the Uighurs were Christian rather than Muslim?
Glenn Greenwald
Violent clashes in China underscore an ugly reality of the War on Terror.
The NYT calls Iranian interrogation tactics “torture”
Glenn Greenwald
Techniques which the paper refuses to call "torture" when used by the U.S. magically transform when used by others.
Tehran dispatch: Basijis hang around, do nothing
Anonymous
As the capital returns to a normal routine, I see people in green and wonder, what were you doing three weeks ago?
“The Daily Show” on the burqa ban
Sarah Hepola
Senior women's correspondent Kristen Schaal on Islamic garb, the torture of high heels and the joys of mayonnaise
Iran: “The guest is God’s friend”
Sandy Tolan
The detention of journalist Iason Athanasiadis is a legal abomination -- and a breach of Iranian hospitality
Iranian authorities move to certify Ahmadinejad win
Mike Madden
A partial recount of this month's election results doesn't change the outcome. Protests continued over the weekend.
Mass protests in Iran crushed for now
Juan Cole
Rafsanjani deserts Mousavi, plus violent tactics by security forces drive opposition off the streets
Video from weekend protests in Iran
Salon Staff
Protesters shout, "Beheshti, where are you? Mousavi is alone"
Protests continue in Iran
Salon Staff
Crowds chant "God is great" as they continue to protest the election
Unveiling the revolution
Tracy Clark-Flory
The world has been shocked by young Iranian women fighting on the front lines -- but their rebellion is nothing new
Obama: No apology to Ahmadinejad
Mike Madden
The president says Iran's ruler should think about families of those beaten there if he's interested in remorse.
Red State Update: What does the ayatollah do?
Salon Staff
It's time to clear up misunderstandings about the Iranian government
Weekly Standard finally concerned about detainee abuse
Glenn Greenwald
The man who said "boo hoo" to critics of Bush torture policies decries the imagined abuse of an Israeli.
Who, exactly, is beating Iranian protesters?
Mike Madden
Rumors that the Basij paramilitary has foreign help are spreading fast in Iran.
A right-wing writer on how to be a real man
Glenn Greenwald
The mentality behind our wars and related policies is as grotesque and twisted as ever.
Iran? The U.S. should mind its own business
Jeanne Carstensen
Iranian-American journalist Hooman Majd separates facts from fantasies about the Iranian protests
Iran’s in turmoil. Good thing McCain’s not president
Gene Lyons
Instead of belligerence, President Obama offers carefully chosen words to Iranians and quotes Martin Luther King
The torture of a 17-year-old in Iran
Mike Madden
A teenager's story, with graphic photos, of abuse at the hands of Iran's religious paramilitaries, the Basij
The secrets of Iranian transsexuals
Sarah Hepola
What happens in a society where sex-change operations are legal but homosexuality is punishable by death?
Reports: Police savagely beat protesters
Vincent Rossmeier
A senior cleric calls for the government to support protesters, while one woman recounts the bloody scene in Tehran
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