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Until June 25, the River Palace was one of the most popular casinos in Kiev, buzzing with customers trying their luck in rooms awash with the sounds of pinging bells and clicking roulette balls. But now the place is deserted, filled only with an eerie silence. The timing couldn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Bets Are Off: Russia and Ukraine Ban Gambling | 7/2/2009 | See Source »

The Islamic Republic has been busy in three main ways since the presidential elections of June 12. Rejecting charges that the result - a 63% vote for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - was the result of fraud, the regime organized a partial recount, which on June 29 reconfirmed Ahmadinejad's victory, a finding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iran, Conspiracy Theories Flourish As Regime Tries to Regain Legitimacy | 7/2/2009 | See Source »

They begin with the 1978 property tax revolt and the victory of Proposition 13. As California experienced a dramatic escalation in home values, property tax assessments skyrocketed. Especially vulnerable were seniors on fixed incomes. When then Gov. Jerry Brown and the legislature dithered, conservative activists led by Howard Jarvis put...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How California's Fiscal Woes Began: A Crisis 30 Years in the Making | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

Despite the initial post-election mayhem, the government had some reason to believe that the fury would subside. Since Ahmadinejad's victory in 2005, when many voters stayed away from the polls, the reform movement had been largely dormant. So when Mousavi called for a demonstration on June 15, no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Of the People | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

But the bill's passage is a palpable victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama - who both made a last-minute push to snap wavering Democrats back in line - and a landmark for the environmental movement. "The American Clean Energy and Security Act is the most important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Energy Bill Really Means for CO2 Emissions | 6/27/2009 | See Source »

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