Stories by Matt Bivens

Matt Bivens, a former editor of the Moscow Times who now lives in Maryland, reported from Russia for nine years for publications ranging from the Los Angeles Times to Harper subscribe to Matt Bivens's feed

We've Given Trillions to the Super Rich -- There Are Many Better Uses for Your Money

Posted on: Oct 4, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com

For all the public money we give rich people, we can cure millions around the world of horrifying diseases.

Mourning Nicholas Berg

Posted on: May 12, 2004, Source: The Nation

It's only a matter of time before the beheading becomes fodder for the political tug-of-war between supporters and critics of the war.

Fighting for America's Energy Independence

Posted on: Apr 7, 2002, Source: The Nation

The wind production tax-credit may be evidence that renewable-power growth is coming on strong in the US -- despite fat subsidies for coal and oil.

Nuclear Fallout, Cancer and Politics

Posted on: Mar 28, 2002, Source: The Nation

Studies of the dangers of nuclear fallout betray grave implications for the use of "mini-nukes" in the war on terrorism. Why have they been supressed?

Uzbekistan's Human Rights Problem

Posted on: Oct 31, 2001, Source: The Nation

When it comes to this former Soviet republic, the U.S. government is divided, with State wanting better human rights and the Pentagon wanting bases and Tashkent's willing cooperation.