Survival in America
African Americans and other oppressed minorities still face an uphill struggle. Matt Bowles and Matt Horton write from Washington

Bigot through the backdoor
Arab and Muslim Americans are dismayed by President George W Bush's nomination of a man they accuse of being anti-Muslim to the US Institute of Peace. Anayat Durrani reports from Washington

If you can't lick them, join them
It may prove impossible for Democrats to beat Republicans at their own game, writes Amelia Hoover from Philadelphia

Going after the big fish
Tony Blair's government looks increasingly vulnerable in the harsh glare of daylight, reports Alistair Alexander from London

Lula's woes
Squeezed between the World Bank and his populist constituency, Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is walking a tightrope, writes Faiza Rady

Death of a killer
The former leader of one of Sierra Leone's most feared militias died in custody, Tamam Ahmed Jama reports

Anti-capitalist globalisation rally
José Bové leader of the French Peasants' Confederation addresses activists and supporters at the end of an anti-capitalist globalisation rally in l'Hospitalet-du-Larzac...