Bolivia's Battle of Wills
Christian Parenti : Despite elections now expected this summer, Bolivia remains locked in a political stalemate.
Todd Gitlin criticizes the media for ignoring US prisoner deaths, Jesselyn Radack reflects on speaking out about the FBI's ethical violations and Stuart Klawans reviews Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Batman Begins.
Christian Parenti : Despite elections now expected this summer, Bolivia remains locked in a political stalemate.
David Corn & Jeff Goldberg : During the most heated moments of the Watergate scandal, W. Mark Felt was assigned the mission of unearthing and stopping Deep Throat.
: America has reached a turning point in its debate on the Iraq war.
William Greider
:
Where is the public's outrage over corruption in US
finance and banking?
Todd Gitlin : The media has ignored prisoner deaths suffered at American hands.
Jesselyn Radack
:
Government employees should never have to choose between
their conscience and their career.
Jonathan Schell : When the truth comes out in Iraq, America's grotesque misadventure there will be brought to a close.
Andrew J. Bacevich : The reality of America's role in the cold war was far more complex and ambiguous than historical accounts suggest.
Adam Shatz : The death of Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir is a terrible blow to the cause of Arab freedom.
Jody Rosen : In his latest album, Bruce Springsteen reaches for the Good Book.
Calvin Trillin
:
A poem on Dick Cheney and his penchant for war.
Patricia J. Williams
:
Recently it seems discussion on culture goes well beyond careless epithet and into a land with no common ground.
Eric Alterman : John Harris's history of the Clinton Administration deserves much of the praise it has received, but it ignores the media's anti-Clinton animus.
Robert Scheer : Several Republicans in Congress now recognize that Bush's war in Iraq is only getting worse.
Dan Berger : Mark Felt is one of only two people who has been prosecuted for COINTELPRO crimes.
Liza Featherstone : Despite its efforts to silence whistleblowers, Wal-Mart remains under fire for abusing its workers.
Max Blumenthal : The Kansas senator has been grandstanding for the right for years, and now he has his sights set on the White House.
Victor Navasky and E.L. Doctorow discuss the importance of dissenting publications.
Peter Dreier : An effective progressive movement must start in cities.
Cover photo-illustration by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels