Being Like Bernie
John Nichols : Socialist Bernie Sanders seems set to win one of the few US Senate seats next year where no incumbent is running.
John Nichols profiles America's most prominent socialist, Bruce Shapiro looks into John Roberts's chill heart and Stuart Klawans reviews 2046 and Broken Flowers.
Articles
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Even
Susan Straight : Racial tensions abound in Southern California.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Voting Rights for All
: With key provisions of the Voting Rights Act up for renewal, Congress must remain committed to the equal right to vote.
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Labor Splits
: In the aftermath of the labor split, both sides must get beyond recriminations and hold themselves to common goals.
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Roberts's Chill Heart
Bruce Shapiro : Is John Roberts worth a fight?
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Minority/Majority
Challenging Rove
David Sirota : Democrats, led by Rep. John Tierney, joined in sending a letter to Bush demanding he revoke Rove's security clearance.
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Press Watch
Press Watch
Scott Sherman : The public broadcasting system remains an easy target for Republican deception, demagogy and mischief.
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Letter From Ground Zero
Jonathan Schell : Like every important government crisis, the outing of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame by Karl Rove, must be seen in many contexts at once.
Reviews
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book
The Treason of the Clerics
Jonathan Rée : Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.
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book
Fables of the Reconstruction
Diane McWhorter : The Informant and Son of the Rough South examine the dynamics of moral choice through the lens of the civil rights movement.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
Karl Rove Contemplates Fine Distinctions
Calvin Trillin : To Bush, Karl Rove is fine--as long as his leaking is not a crime.
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Telly-Tommy
Patricia J. Williams : If we're going to have a society surveilled 24/7, let's begin at the top.
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
The Times, It Is A-Ragin'
Eric Alterman : Even so-called liberal publications frequently tilt rightward.
Web
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Column Left
Mortgaged to the House of Saud
Robert Scheer : More evidence that President Bush is losing the "war on terror."
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Witnesses to an Execution
Richard Kim : An international furor over the hanging of "two gay teenagers" in Iran.
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The Most Revolutionary Art Form
Ishaan Tharoor : Can a vibrant and cosmopolitan artistic scene help heal the wounds of Afghanistan's traumatic past?
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Anonymous Lies From Anonymous Sources
Frances Cerra Whittelsey : The Valerie Plame affair should be an occasion for soul-searching about how the media covers the President.
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Ask Dr. Marc
Debating the Causes of Autism
Dr. Marc Siegel : Exchanges on mercury, autism and alternative medicine.
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Reactors & Racism
Joseph J. Mangano : The nuclear energy industry's new experiment in Mississippi exemplifies economic injustice.
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Wal-Mart Nation
Wal-Mart Woos the Eggheads
Liza Featherstone : If you're a scholar doing critical research on the company, why not take Wal-Mart at its word and respond to its call for papers?
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Column Left
A Welcome Return to Enforcing Labor Laws
Robert Scheer : The abysmal cases of slave labor in the US are both shocking and terribly mundane.
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Republican Wilding
Robert L. Borosage : The corruption that characterizes the Administration will not be curbed by reasoned argument, appeals to moderates, public skepticism or the Democratic minority.
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Bolton Sent to UN
Ian Williams : The conservatives who applauded the President's courage in making a recess appointment to John Bolton are normally strict constructionists.
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What's My Name, Fool?
Dave Zirin : The history of how social struggles have exploded onto playing fields is vibrant, thrilling and very real.
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After the Storm
David Moberg : Picking up the pieces at the AFL-CIO convention.
Cover art by Robert Grossman, design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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