Pushing back
A ruthless political commentator and champion of the common man, Ralph Nader's 2000 bid for the American presidency isn't causing many Democrats to break a sweat -- but maybe it should, writes Kareem Fahim

Infamy in the ramparts
Nine years after the Rodney King affair, it's the Los Angeles Police Department's turn to take a beating, reports Colin Keaveney from Los Angeles

Digital divide
More empty promises on debt forgiveness at the G-8 Okinawa summit left the world's poor out in the cold, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Joining the club
Talk of missiles has dominated US-Russian relations, but whether rockets of the future will be tipped with satellites or warheads is still up in the air, writes Marc Munro