Arlen Specter’s defection and the big pictureThe U.S. political system is becoming more and more like . . . ours
Turkey and Armenia break the silenceArmenians remember the genocide as the two countries prepare to talk about reopening their border
Greece slides a bit closer to bankruptcyRiots and strikes are hitting Athens as Greece’s debt balloons
Pakistan slides closer to hellNothing is more dangerous than a nuclear-armed state on the brink of violent failure