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Syrian regime, winning the propaganda war
Ben Lynfield
GlobalPost dissects Syria’s surprisingly effective state media strategy
Playing defense on the sequestration battle
Jeremiah Goulka
As January 1 draws near, expect doomsday predictions about big national-security cuts to ramp up
Ronald Reagan: Informant
Seth Rosenfeld
At a crucial moment in his career, Reagan talked to the FBI about communism in Hollywood
World’s best political comedians
FPIF Staff
Meet the people from all over the globe who make us laugh and challenge government Orthodoxy
Pussy Riot’s victorious defeat
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The feminist punks get two years in jail -- but set off an international protest against Putin's Russia
Pussy Riot members sentenced to two years in prison
Nataliya Vasilyeva
Friday's sentence comes amid a wave of protests around the world in support of the feminist rockers
Pussy Riot found guilty
Associated Press
A Russian judge has found three members of the punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism
El Niño to worsen food woes
Simeon Tegel
As drought parches the US, Mexico and Chile, meteorologists warn El Niño could further devastate food supplies
Pussy Riot’s closing remarks
Sarah Amandolare
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Russian punk band Pussy Riot delivered scathing arguments as the trial concluded
Environmentalists warn of risks of Arctic drilling
Nataliya Vasilyeva
Activists say that drilling in the Russian Arctic could have disastrous consequences
Foreign policy amateurs
Alex Seitz-Wald
The Romney-Ryan ticket is the first in more than 50 years to have zero formal foreign policy or military experience
World’s best places to get high
Tony O'Neill
What are the best and worst countries to live in if you're a drug user?
AFA’s horribly misguided spokesman
Leah Nelson
The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer has a poor grasp of history common to so many in the U.S
The Olympics’ schizophrenic gender politics
Jessica Luther
Women's success stories are rightfully celebrated, but not without unending negative scrutiny
Latin America’s lackluster Olympics
Simeon Tegel
Besides a number of stellar performances in London, the region is an overall Olympic underachiever. Here’s why
Stop hating on the Olympics’ oddball sports
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Male writers love to mock rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming. The casual sexism is tired -- and wrong
Repression claims in Georgia
Maria Danilova
The opposition claims President Mikhail Saakashvili's administration is using intimidation against dissenters
UK to fund Syria’s rebels?
David Stringer
The British government offered a substantial sum to Syria's rebel forces for communications and medical supplies
Real-life hunger games
Michael Klare
If earth continues heating at its exponential rate, our post-apocalyptic fantasies could become everyday realities
McKayla Maroney isn’t a “mean girl”
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The gymnast's been targeted online and called names for her chilly persona. But that doesn't make her a sore loser
Punk case: 3 year sentence?
Nataliya Vasilyeva
Prosecutors in Russia on Tuesday called for three-year sentences for members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot
LeBron James is a hero
Allen Barra
LeBron brought his talents to London and saved the basketball team from humiliation. Time to give him some credit
Gore Vidal: The Virgil of American populism
Michael Lind
Despite being known as a man of the left, Vidal represented a populist backlash against mid-century liberalism
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