John Nichols sounds Democratic alarms in Pennsylvania, Thomas J. Sugrue explores the impact of suburban sprawl and Stuart Klawans reviews four new films.

Articles

  • A New Black Power

    Walter Mosley : It's time to transform the two-party system into something more equitable by introducing smaller political groups based on special interests: Consider the power of a black voting bloc led by young people.

  • Reversing 'Right to Work'

    Sasha Abramsky : Labor activists in Idaho hope to repeal repressive "Right To Work" laws and educate a new generation on the history of labor struggles. Subscribe

  • A Letter to the American Left

    Bernard-Henri Lévy : The American left is in a semi-comatose state, thanks to the striking ideological transformation wrought by its neoconservative battalions.

Letters

Editorials & Comment

  • The Cartoon Bomb

    : The controversy over cartoons is all about power: the power of images; the power that divides Muslim and non-Muslim Europeans, the West and the Middle East; the power of radical Islam to silence moderate voices--and the responsibility that comes with power.

  • The Right to Be Offended

    Gary Younge : The question raised by cartoons deemed offensive to Islam has never been whether or not to draw the line but where it should be drawn.

  • Who Killed the Miners?

    Erik Reece : Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting requirements, with industry-friendly stand-ins. Subscribe

  • Democratic Alarms in PA

    John Nichols : Robert Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Samuel Alito could cost him the support of Pennsylvania Democrats and illustrates the perils of early intervention by DC Democrats in Senate races.

Reviews

  • book

    The Color of Money

    Greg Tate : Four new books explore the politics, culture and racial awareness of the hip-hop generation.

  • book

    In a Lonely Place

    Martha Nussbaum : Elizabeth Cady Stanton's legacy as both an admirable revolutionary and a profound thinker is brought to life in Vivian Gornick's The Solitude of Self.

  • book

    The Geography of Fear

    Thomas J. Sugrue : Three new books explore how an absence of regulation and active policies of racial exclusion have shaped America's arid suburbs. Subscribe

  • film

    A Touch of Evil

    Stuart Klawans : Reviews of The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Battle in Heaven, Blossoms of Fire and The Fallen Idol.

Columns

Web

  • TruthDig

    In Your Dreams, Condi

    Robert Scheer : Condoleezza Rice's myopic optimism mirrors that of the delusional Dick Cheney: Witness her refusal to be alarmed by rise of Moqtada al Sadr.

  • Howl

    Freezing Their Assets

    Nicholas von Hoffman : Among the superrich, there's a growing desire to freeze themselves and their bank accounts in hopes of rising again. Talk about Groundhog Day.

  • Political Science

    Bryan Farrell : NASA climatologist James E. Hansen won't let political pressure from the Bush Administration blunt the urgency of his research on global warming: It's not too late to mitigate the damage.

  • Historians Target Iraq War

    Jim O'Brien : Historians and activists join forces in Texas this weekend to explore how the tools of historical analysis can bolster the case for an immediate end to the war in Iraq.

  • Spin to the Right

    Mark Hatch-Miller : Coretta Scott King's funeral should have been a paean to liberal values. Instead, talking heads nattered over the etiquette of speaking truth to power.

  • Congress Stirs to Rein in the President

    Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : In the wake of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on warrantless spying, bipartisan efforts to rein in the Bush Administration's exercise of executive power are gaining momentum.

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