John Reynolds - Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20 vision. If the present leadership of the ANC could have predicted the fall-out of its recall of President Thabo Mbeki, perhaps it would have hesitated long enough to maybe, just maybe, not go through with it.
Book Review: The Man Who Loved China
Saliem Fakir - Joseph Needham was an extraordinarily fascinating man who apart from being a devastating womaniser, devoted his entire life to writing an enormous book, which distilled the essence of 'China'.
Chomsky: The Majority of the World Supports Iran
Subrata Ghoshroy - In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, activist and professor of linguistics at MIT, Noam Chomsky discusses the global politics of Iran's and India's attempts to become nuclear powers.
What Now for the Black Middle Class Supporters of the ANC?
Russell Ally - What is clear is that the ANC is no longer the secure home of the black middle classes. This poses an interesting dilemma for South Africa, as it struggles to make sense of changes in the ANC.
Why Conservatives Led the Fight Against the Wall Street Bailout Deal
Joshua Holland - It may appear that the 133 House Republicans who broke with their party's leadership did so out of principle, but in reality, they voted against the bailout, fearing a backlash from voters in the upcoming election.
The Idea of a Splinter Party and its Prospects
Saliem Fakir - Crises are usually fertile ground for opportunity and the sordid palace coup within the ANC may yet give birth to something new and lively in South African politics -- the formation of a new political party.
Infighting in the ANC: An Alternative Perspective
Democracy Now - The power struggle in the ANC will lead to the replacement of one set of loyalists by another set of loyalists. It's not going to make much difference to the position of the people of South Africa, argues Dennis Brutus.
Change is the Only Constant - So we have had a change in the guard in South Africa, engineered on shaky precepts but executed smoothly and seamlessly. Perhaps the time is ripe to draft some perspective on what really happened.
Joseph Stiglitz on the Fall of Lehman Brothers - The reason Lehman Brothers went down is twofold, says Joseph Stiglitz. Not only were their assets bad, but their products were also very non-transparent. The company simply engaged in a great deal of accounting gimmickry and lost people's trust.
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