Johann Hari

The Republican Party Is Turning Into A Cult

Johann Hari | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Johann Hari

Since Obama's rise, the US right has been skipping frantically from one fantasy to another, like a person in the throes of a mental breakdown.

Mocking the Poor is a Bad, Bad Strategy

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

A good way to fuel bigoted behavior is to make dissidents feel like they don't have an outlet for their frustrations.

If You Think Dubai Is Bad, Just Look at Your Own Country

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.11.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

I recently figured that if British journalists who come to Dubai don't send back something sensationalist it won't get printed and they won't get paid. After all, sleaze sells.

In Defense of Pirates

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


Allison Kilkenny

It's important not to demonize Somalians, even the Somalian pirates. When we demonize our enemies, they become less than human, and it becomes easy to apply such blanket rhetoric as "terrorists."

Putting Today's 'Pirate' Attack in Context

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.09.2009 | World


Jeremy Scahill

Take this fact: Over $300 million worth of tuna, shrimp, and lobster are "being stolen every year by illegal trawlers" off Somalia's coast, forcing the fishing industry there into a state of virtual non-existence.

The Dark Side Of Dubai

Johann Hari | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Johann Hari

Once the manic burst of building has stopped and the whirlwind has slowed, the secrets of Dubai are slowly seeping out.

You Are Being Lied to About Pirates

Johann Hari | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


Johann Hari

The people our governments are labeling as "one of the great menaces of our times" have an extraordinary story to tell -- and some justice on their side.

Who Are the Most Overrated -- and Underrated -- People of 2008?

Johann Hari | Posted 01.17.2009 | World


Johann Hari

It should be part of everyone's New Year routine to ask: Who did we overrate in '08, and who didn't get their due? These are my proposals.