Eyal Press argues that now is the time for new policies to end the inequities of racial segregation, Robert Christgau reviews Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke and Stuart Klawans reviews Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and Occupation: Dreamland.

Articles

  • Purging the Poor

    Naomi Klein : Why are the poorest victims of Hurricane Katrina being kept out of perfectly livable homes?

  • Blackwater Down

    Jeremy Scahill : With military and law enforcement forces combing New Orleans in the wake of the storm, why did the federal government feel compelled to hire private security firms Blackwater USA and BATS to keep the peace?

  • How to Curb Corporate Power

    Ralph Nader : As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron. Subscribe

Letters

Editorials & Comment

  • Prez on the Precipice

    : The waning political power of the Bush Administration poses a huge opportunity for Democrats to revitalize the party and challenge the President's flawed vision of hurricane recovery and continuing involvement in Iraq.

  • 'One Nation, Fragmented'

    Eyal Press : It took a Gulf Coast hurricane to make Americans aware of the poverty in their own backyard. Now it's time for public policies that end racial segregation, so that the poor in this country will not continue to suffer. Subscribe

  • Open Letter to Laura Bush

    Sharon Olds : Poet Sharon Olds writes an open letter to Laura Bush, explaining why she won't break bread at the White House.

  • The Perils of UN Reform

    Stephen Schlesinger : Long-awaited reform efforts at the United Nations have fallen far short of Kofi Annan's original vision. But despite John Bolton's antagonism, there has been progress. Subscribe

  • Pinochet's Week In Court

    Peter Kornbluh : Chile's Supreme Court handed Augusto Pinochet both a victory and a blow with its recent rulings on Operation Columbo and Operation Condor. Subscribe

  • Letter From Ground Zero

    Talks Without End

    Jonathan Schell : An agreement between the United States and North Korea resolving longstanding differences on nuclear weapons and energy programs at first was cause for celebration. But in fact, no real breakthrough has occurred. There is only the appearance of an agreement.

  • Comix Nation

    Revised Science Textbooks for Christians

    Matt Bors

  • Sturm und Drang

    Norman Birnbaum : As political parties in Germany dance toward a coalition following the stalemated elections, the country is in for a turbulent month--and new elections are a serious option. Subscribe

Reviews

  • book

    In Search of Sam Cooke

    Robert Christgau : A womanizing gospel king and black-pride pop star, Sam Cooke led a short life filled with contradiction.

  • book

    The Blank Verses

    Christine Smallwood : A Rick Moody novel is generally about one thing and that is Rick Moody's ability to write very long, occasionally graceful sentences.

  • film

    Anywhere But Here

    Stuart Klawans : Tim Burton enlivens the dark and gloomy life of corpses and aristocrats in Corpse Bride; Occupation: Dreamland offers an unsentimental view of Iraqi soldiers.

Columns

  • DEADLINE POET

    Government's the Problem

    Calvin Trillin : As the waters rise, how about a sea chantey for the Bush Administration? Subscribe

  • THE LIBERAL MEDIA

    New Orleans Is Us

    Eric Alterman : New Orleans was not an unpredictable disaster--it was a model for the incompetence of the Bush Administration. And when the next disaster comes, we will all be under water.

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