The Editors call for a recount in Mexico, Patricia Williams explores the faux community of Facebook and MySpace, Stuart Klawans reviews Pirates of the Caribbean and five other films.

Articles

  • Green Grows Grassroots

    Mark Hertsgaard : In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that have kept environmental issues at the political fringe.

  • Rage Against the MSMachine

    Lakshmi Chaudhry : The Yearly Kos Convention revealed a blogosphere whose media critique is hampered by its political ambitions. Why can't progressives repair the press, not dismantle it?

  • Born-Again Rubinomics

    William Greider : Is Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin's new "conceptual framework" of economic reform an acknowledgment of neoliberalism's failures or simply a repackaged version of Clintonomics?

  • Swing-Time in New Mexico

    Marc Cooper : In the ultimate swing district of the ultimate swing state, Patricia Madrid is trying to unseat New Mexico Representative "Leather" Heather Wilson. Is her Mountain State liberalism potent enough to win?

  • From Imperialism to Empire

    Michael Hardt : The crises faced by Bush signal not only the errors of his Administration but the end of imperialism itself--and the emergence of new, more dangerous forces. Subscribe

Letters

  • Letters

    Our Readers & William Johnson : Readers write back about Ari Berman's coverage of the Democratic National Committee, Eugene Richards' photojournalism and William Johnson's coverage of the Teamsters.

Editorials & Comment

  • Mexico's Tiger Stirs

    : A recount of disputed ballots in the contested presidential election is the surest way to strengthen Mexico's fledgling democratic institutions and forestall potential political and social conflagration.

  • Lawless in Gaza

    : The latest bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon demonstrates that there will be no end of violence until Israel agrees to negotiate with the democratically elected Palestinian leadership. Subscribe

  • Lawyers Challenge Bush

    Mickey Edwards : Citizens, lawyers and constitutional scholars of all political stripes have reason to be concerned about President Bush's use of "signing statements," which assert his right to ignore a law and threaten the central tenet of America's system of constrained government.

  • Revised Military Handbook (cartoon)

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  • The 'Kennedy Court'

    David Cole : By casting the decisive vote in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and other contentious disputes, Justice Anthony Kennedy plays a crucial role in a Supreme Court that may soon veer off in an extreme rightward direction.

  • David 'Duff' Dretzin

    : David "Duff" Dretzin had a big heart, a social conscience and a keen sense of humor. He will be missed. Subscribe

Reviews

Columns

Web

  • TruthDig

    Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy

    Robert Scheer : By saying that the Israel-Lebanon crisis simply represents the "birth pangs of a new Middle East," Condoleezza Rice underscored the Bush Administration's blindness to the disastrous effects its foreign policy has wrought.

  • Web, Lieberman and the Netroots

    Ari Melber : As progressive bloggers seek the ouster of Joe Lieberman, they have recruited "Reagan Democrat" Jim Webb to challenge George Allen in Virginia. What does this say about netroots Democrats' emerging electoral strategy--if there is one?

  • Howl

    Trump U.

    Nicholas von Hoffman : Why go to a real college? Enroll in Donald Trump's virtual university and you'll learn all you need to know for $29 or your money back!

  • Moral Compass

    Take Back Our Country

    Elsie Fox : Fighting words from a 98-year-old activist about the power of the people to demand peace and achieve peace justice in these troubled times.

  • Nasrallah's Game

    Adam Shatz : To some observers, the attacks orchestrated by Sheik Sayed Hassan Nasrallah that detonated Israel's ruthless assault on Lebanon look like a death wish--but it's almost impossible to defeat someone who has no fear of death.

  • Howl

    Guernica, Again

    Nicholas von Hoffman : The targeting of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon summons the image of Picasso's wrenching mural that memorialized innocents caught in the crossfire.

  • The UN's Mideast Mission

    Ian Williams : The United Nations can be a useful tool in settling the current crisis in Lebanon and Gaza, but only with US support. It is up to President Bush to get on the phone to Ehud Olmert and tell him to stop.

  • Mumbai's Other Casualty

    Graham Usher : The fragile peace process between India and Pakistan fell apart after last week's grisly commuter train bombings.

  • Putin's Foes Fall Flat at Summit

    Anna G. Arutunyan : As Vladimir Putin played host to the G-8 summit, opposition groups from the right and left staged events that challenged Putin's authority and paraded their grievances to Western media. It was not their finest hour.

  • TruthDig

    Open Mike, Closed Mind

    Robert Scheer : Bush's boorish comments at the G-8 summit revealed more than his ignorance of the Mideast: His policies have made the US a helpless bystander as the entire region burns.

  • The G-8's Risky Nuclear Embrace

    Mark Hertsgaard : As leaders of the world's richest nations gather in St. Petersburg to craft a global energy security strategy, they're poised to endorse a major expansion of nuclear power. Bad idea.

  • Questions for Katha Pollitt

    Emily Amick : Katha Pollitt answers questions about feminism, politics and her new book, Virginity or Death! And Other Pressing Social Issues of Our Times.

  • Fear and Shopping in Beirut

    Annia Ciezadlo : As Lebanon braces for a descent into an all-too-familiar chaos, fear, anger and the quest for comfort have sent Beirutis to the streets in search of bread and someone to blame for destroying their hope for a sane future.

  • Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Guidepost or Relic?

    Aziz Huq : As the Bush Administration continues to exercise an inordinate amount of power, will the Supreme Court's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ruling become a guidepost for future government or a last lonely relic of a proud lost era?

  • Southpaw

    Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes

    Dave Zirin & Derek Tyner : After pressure from the local newspaper and the City Council questioning the use of sweatshop labor to create Pittsburgh Pirates regalia, Major League Baseball seems willing to listen to activists' complaints.

  • Too High a Price

    : The spreading violence in Lebanon and Gaza demonstrate that the collective punishment of the Palestinian and Lebanese people is not only inhumane and should be condemned but also leads to more radicalization and to more chaos.

  • A Conversation With Robert Rubin

    William Greider : The former Treasury Secretary speaks candidly on the inherent inequities of globalization and the political, social and economic challenges that lie ahead.

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