Newspapers...and After?
John Nichols : Newspapers may be dinosaurs in the age of new media, but they have enough life to guide--and even define--our politics.
William Greider on the Dems globalization offensive, Patricia J. Williams on the moral numbing of America, Martin Duberman on bohemian LA.
Articles
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Mirror, Mirror On the Web
Lakshmi Chaudhry : Web 2.0's greatest success capitalizes on our need to feel significant, admired and, above all, seen.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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No to Escalation
: Blocking Bush's escalation attempt is the first step toward bringing the troops home.
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Media Reform's Moment
: The time is right to upend big media's agenda.
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A Globalization Offensive
William Greider : In 2007 Congress may get real on the fallacies and contradictions of global trade.
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Green Times
Mutiny for the Bounty
Mark Hertsgaard : We can't survive without oceans, but you wouldn't know that from the way we treat them.
Reviews
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book
The Work Cut Out for Us
George Scialabba : Eight books explore the right-wing assault on American politics and chart a course for a Democratic resurgence.
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Self-Consciousness Raising
Martin Duberman : What is the self? Do we all have one? Is it best treated with Botox or with books? Bohemian Los Angeles explains it all.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
George W. Bush Explains His Signing Statements, Among Other Things
Calvin Trillin : Can you say "Decider"?
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Zero and Infinity
Patricia J. Williams : Americans have become so sedated, obsessed and afraid, we are numb to the murders committed in our name.
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Iraq and the Sin of Good Judgment
Eric Alterman : Given their sorry records on Iraq, why are are neocon pundits worth listening to at all?
Web
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Southpaw
Muhammad Ali: The Brand and the Man
Dave Zirin : The day The Champ turned 65 was marked by the release of a line of snack foods bearing his image. Lost in the hype was Muhammad Ali's proud history as a war resister.
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Moral Compass
An Impartial Interrogation of George W. Bush
George McGovern : A challenge to the President's moral integrity, wayward policies and strategies as he leads the American people deeper into war.
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TruthDig
Chuck Hagel Gets It
Robert Scheer : Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel is more forthright about what's wrong in Iraq than any Democratic candidate so far.
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Turning Dreams Into C-Notes
A student at Morgan College fills a void in the community with C-Note, his own line of clothing.
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Reflections on SDS, Black Power, War and Racism, 40 Years Later
The same three pillars of US society that Dr. King urged people to confront--racism, imperialism, capitalism--continue with unabated brutality. What can be done? History may hold some answers.
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Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Ari Melber : Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
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To Surge or Not to Surge
Protesters respond to Lieberman and McCain's calls for more troops.
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Reproductive Rights Without Borders
Progressive action on reproductive rights should extend beyond the US.
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Five Minutes With: David Kuo
Ralph Reed's former right-hand man is now calling on fellow Evangelical Christians to take a break from politics.
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Bangladesh Slips Into Chaos
Indrani Sen : First a postponed election, now a state of emergency: Bangladesh is slipping into chaos and could be Islamic extremists' next target.
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Gitmo Turns Five
Jonathan Hafetz : It's been five years since the first prisoners arrived at the US Naval base at Guantánamo. Will the new Congress undo the damage?
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Bush Isn't Listening
Katrina vanden Heuvel : By ignoring his advisors and the will of the people, Bush is recklessly using American lives to salvage a delusional policy.
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