On the Newsstand:Fall 2011
The End of Democracy?

Pakistan's Path to Democracy, Campaign Finance, Democracy in Libya, and Tim Roemer

Covers

The Myth of the China Model

By Caroline Cox and Acky Uzosike

Why democracies shouldn't look east

The Particles of Confederation

By Medha Gargeya and Arjun Mody

The federalization of state politics

The Dysfunctional Democracy

By Nur Ibrahim

The Struggle for Pakistan's Soul

India’s Good, Bad, and Ugly

By Rajiv Tarigopula and Zeenia Framroze

A wake up call to fight corruption

A Congress Divided

By Ross Svenson and Simon Thompson

How the moderates were pushed out

Democracy in the Doldrums

By Neil Patel

Is democracy still the optimal model for sustained growth and political stability?

Democracy’s Dispositional Problem

By Joshua Lipson

Our innate political identity

Europe’s New Definition

By Alpkaan Celik

Crisis redefines the European Community

The Elements of Development

By Sam Finegold and Heather Pickerell

Examining China to help the US get its growth back

How Well is the Welfare State?

By Marcos Rodriguez and Ivana Zecevic

The past, present, and future of welfare programs

Rich Against Poor, Red Against Blue

By Benjamin Lopez and Andrew Liu

America grows unequal, politically divided

United States

Jobs for Congress: Rewriting the Obama Plan

By Thomas Gaudett and Daniel Backman

The President’s plan won’t solve much on its own

Super but Silent

By Humza Bokhari and Daniel Lynch

Should Americans love the Congressional Supercommittee?

Caught Red Handed

By Matt Shuham and Nathaniel Donahue

Corporate cash in politics distorts democracy

Policing the Street

By Collin De La Bruere

Financial regulations will prove ineffective

An Unconstitutional Debate

By Jacob Drucker and Daniel Ki

America’s obsession with the Constitution affects modern American politics

Rick Perry’s Rise and Fall

By Frank Mace and James Alver

The Texas Governor Won’t Be the GOP Nominee

World

Understanding the Andean Chameleon

By Jonatan Lemus and Sylvia Percovich

Why did Humala turn to the center?

Pulp Friction: Israel and Turkey

By Ali Nuri Bayar and Mikhaila Fogel

Arab Spring adds a new wedge to a troubled relationship

Democracy in the Desert

By Lynda Negron and Gram Slattery

Confronting Libya’s autocratic legacy

New Feminism in Iran

By Caitlin Pendleton and Olivia Zhu

The Middle East’s most tumultuous women’s rights movement

Afghanistan in the Media

By Sandra Korn

Media coverage of, interest in, and justification for America's longest-running war.

Books & Arts

Neoconservatism’s Conflicted Past

By Lena Bae

"American Neoconservatism" by Jean-Francois Drolet

Bollywood and India’s Anti-Corruption Movement

By Anita Joseph

No One Killed Jessica

The Image of Guantanamo

By Christine Ann Hurd

You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo

Chomsky on 9/11

By Luke Escobar

Was there an alternative to that disastrous September day? A review of Chomsky's recent book.

Obama’s Other Balancing Act

By Galila Gray

The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency by Randall Kennedy

Amongst the Chatter, America Burns

By Eli Kozminsky

That Used to Be Us by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum

Interviews

Ambassador Tim Roemer

By Harleen Gambhir

Former ambassador to India, US Representative from Indiana on democracy in India

David S. Muir

By Alpkaan Celik

Former advisor to Gordon Brown weighs in on the Eurozone Crisis

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