InvestigationEnvironment, World Can China Catch a Cool Breeze? The planet’s future depends largely on the fate of China’s nascent wind sector—but the increase in renewable energy may not be large or fast enough. Christian ParentiThe NationMay 4, 2009
InvestigationWorld Class Struggle in the New China China’s peasants, the victims of land grabs for industrial development, have begun to fight back. Christian ParentiThe NationAugust 18, 2008
InvestigationWorld Congo’s Crisis, Congo’s History In Congo up to a thousand people die each day from conflict. How colonial-era militias turned into death squads, terrorizing citizens for the sake of rubber and ivory. Christian ParentiThe New York TimesDecember 27, 2007
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests Congo’s tropical forests are the second largest on the planet, and they process staggering amounts of CO2. But the nation’s new political stability may put them at risk of deforestation. Christian ParentiThe NationOctober 4, 2007
InvestigationWorld The Question of Kurdistan The Kurds have almost no natural resources and suffer from a culture of corruption. But their call for autonomy is a serious threat to the building of a united Iraq. Christian ParentiThe NationNovember 14, 2005