Stories by Johann Hari
Former radical Islamists share their tales of why they turned to extremism, and why they repented.
Posted on Nov 17, 2009, Source: Independent UK
One day, we will look back on a time when women aspired to be Belsen-thin with the incomprehension we feel for Chinese foot-binding. But how do we get there?
Posted on Sep 21, 2009, Source: Independent UK
The faith-based thinking of many conservatives spreads and contaminates the rational. No wonder so many buy the right-wing's absurd propaganda.
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, Source: Independent UK
Dubai is a living metaphor for the neo-liberal globalized world that may be crashing -- at last -- into history. And the fall has been ugly.
Posted on Apr 16, 2009, Source: Independent UK
Some are clearly just kidnappers and gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and devastating fishing.
Posted on Apr 13, 2009, Source: Independent UK
There will be far more sympathy in the future for those who took to the streets and rioted outside the G20 than for people who stayed home.
Posted on Apr 6, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
The history of the banana tells us about the corporations that increasingly dominate the world -- and where they are leading us.
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, Source: Huffington Post
Under the twisted logic of the "war on drugs," the answer is yes, along with Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and nearly half of the U.S. population.
Posted on Aug 13, 2008, Source: Huffington Post
Women have to soften their ambition, lower their expectations and disguise their strengths in order to get ahead.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008, Source: The Independent UK
The trial of Charles Taylor revisits a classic tale: the poor of the world are murdered and mutilated for the sake of adorning the rich of the world.
Posted on Feb 25, 2008, Source: The Independent UK
Cluster bomblets are child-killers.
Posted on Dec 21, 2007, Source: The Independent
The idea of going to war to uphold the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty is a sick joke in an era when the world's leaders are all blatantly burning it themselves.
Posted on Oct 22, 2007, Source: Independent UK
The Iraq war has been an amazing success, global warming is just a myth and Guantanamo Bay is practically a holiday camp. The annual cruise organized by the 'National Review,' mouthpiece of right-wing America, is a parallel universe populated by straight-talking, gun-toting, God-fearing Republicans.
Posted on Jul 17, 2007, Source: Independent UK
