Although I left The Nation, I have continued my role as the Noted page’s unofficial international monitor of minor elections, this time reporting the results from Greenland. On a loosely related note, the new Greenlandic PM Kuupik Kleist is on Facebook. My editor friended him. On June 2 the incongruous forces of global warming and indigenous self-determination combined to bring [...]
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Noted, “Greenland’s Left Turn”
Posted in The Nation, tagged Arctic, Environment, History, Politics on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Noted, “Change Comes to Kuwait”
Posted in The Nation, tagged Foreign Policy, Middle East on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the section lead in the magazine this week. Even though it’s hidden behind the subscriber wall, most of it shows up here. That said, you can also read about these ground-breaking ladies and comment on their achievement below. From L-R: Aseel al-Awadi, Massouma al-Mubarak, Rola Dashti, Salwa al-Jassar As six years of turmoil in Iraq have clearly [...]
Noted, “Terrorism and Tea Parties”
Posted in The Nation, tagged Language, Politics, Republicans, Scandal on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This short piece led the Noted section of the June 8, 2009 issue. Because Noted is only accessible online to subscribers, comments are allowed on this post. Picture credit: uscgpress (via Flickr) The oddly controversial Rightwing Extremism report, issued by the Department of Homeland Security on April 7, was officially withdrawn by Secretary Janet Napolitano [...]
Kai Bird: The Nation’s Foreign Editor
Posted in The Nation, tagged Britain, Foreign Policy, Literature, New York, Travel on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although The Nation is legally registered as a for-profit company, it has lost money for nearly all of the magazine’s 144 year history and has only survived through the unwavering support of what are now some 30,000 Nation Associates. This profile was written for The Associate, the quarterly newsletter that goes out to all those rabid Nationistas. [...]
Noted, “Ghana’s Achievement”
Posted in The Nation, tagged Africa, Politics on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The rejected title was “Promising Polls.” The month of January featured not one but two notable inaugurations. As Barack Obama headed toward the White House, the arrival of John Atta Mills in Ghana‘s presidential palace also signaled a hopeful advance for democracy. In a free and fair runoff election monitored by EU observers, Atta [...]
