Aug 4th, 2008 · She's a spider's spider — sophisticated, pretty (by her own account), authoritarian — and she says something profound about love and commitment. Melissa Block looks at the heroine of Charlotte's Web.
Dec 10th, 2007 · Leaders of 80 European and African countries met this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal, for their first summit in seven years. The meeting, to forge new economic partnerships, was marred by lingering resentment over European colonialism, and by the presence of Zimbabwe's authoritarian leader, Robert Mugabe.
Dec 7th, 2007 · Critics say a landslide parliamentary victory for the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin shows the Kremlin manipulated the elections to a shocking degree. Some fear Putin is reviving Soviet-style authoritarian control.
Dec 2nd, 2007 · Venezuelans vote Sunday on a slate of constitutional reforms that would give President Hugo Chavez greater powers and lift limits on presidential terms. Opponents say this is a power grab by an authoritarian leader. Polls suggest the referendum may be defeated.
Nov 8th, 2007 · The government of Georgia imposed a state of emergency in its capital, Tbilisi, Wednesday after several days of anti-government protests. Opposition leaders say they want early elections to end a corrupt and authoritarian regime.
Mar 20th, 2007 · In Zimbabwe, the increasingly hard-line authoritarian government of President Robert Mugabe is brutally cracking down on anyone opposing his rule. On Monday, the government threatened to expel any Western diplomat giving succor to opposition figures.
Jun 4th, 2006 · The musicians, theater groups and artists of Belarus have been driven underground recent years under the increasingly authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenko. Among the groups that have managed to thrive is the Belarus Free Theater, which is gaining recognition abroad. Its director was a key organizer of the popular protests of last month's president election, which many in the international community say was rigged.
Apr 6th, 2006 · On April 9, Peruvians go to the polls to choose a new president. The frontrunners are Lourdes Flores Nano, a former congresswoman trying to become Latin America's second female president elected this year, and Ollanta Humala, an authoritarian, nationalistic ex-military commander who promises to redistribute wealth.