Why are U.S. think tanks pushing for state-sponsored Islam in Pakistan?

Gordon Brown may be driving his party into the wilderness, yet it's unlikely that Labour is doomed to irrelevance forever. But from Tokyo to Tel Aviv, some once formidable political factions could disappear completely -- and sooner than you think.

This week's Iranian election has all the trappings of an American-style competition, with none of the results.

Why is Obama sending the Uighurs to Palau?

Thoughts from the United States' unlikely new middleman on Middle East peace.

To understand Iranian politics, ask a search engine.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has tarnished his country's international standing, presided over a crumbling economy, and doubted the Holocaust. As Iranians head to the polls June 12, many fed-up voters are chanting, "Ahmadi bye-bye."

Ahmadinejad's crowds are scarily big -- but it's unlikelyrock star Mousavi who's got the kids screaming.

Meet the four men vying to lead the Islamic Republic.

Bibi Netanyahu says the Israeli settlements in the West Bank must grow to accommodate population expansion. He's full of it.

China's rush to privatize has left hundreds of millions without healthcare. A major overhaul is needed to set things right.

Debating the "Obama effect."

Why North Korea's new leader won't give up his nukes.

Stephen Colbert ridicules the absurdity of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy -- and he does it while in Iraq, standing before the very troops DADT supposedly "protects." This is not 1993. These days, comedians can mock DADT and get

is using an images of planes crashing into the WTC to peddle a false conspiracy theory. For the record, according to Gen. David Petraeus, Malkin's Miranda claim is false. The Washington Independent's Aaron Wiener : If you didn't wade through

Kent Conrad appeared tonight on the Ed Show, arguing againt a robust public option in health care reform, and for his idea of health co-operatives that would supposedly provide a non-profit alternative to the for-profit insurance industry. Watch: Conrad's co-op

What's black and white and red all over? Here's a hint: The Daily Show's Jason Jones takes a look at the New York Times.

Let's take the high road here and assume that just means that Fox News is too modest for shameless self-promotion: 1 minute, 50 seconds That's the amount of time Fox News spent on the Holocaust Museum killing last night during

As school comes to an end around the country (and a day early for this ), the homework does not stop in the field of electoral politics. With that in mind, let's put class into session for this Thursday night....

When US Airways flight 1549 went down earlier this year, Emptywheel spelled out for us how the survival of everyone on board was a . Today, sadly, Matt Ortega to a passage in a article on yesterday's shooting at the