Hillary Inc.
Ari Berman : Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage on energy independence, Vijay Prashad on the Third World, Richard J. Evans on World War II.
Articles
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Training Iraq's Death Squads
Spencer Ackerman : The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
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The Last 'Competitive Advantage': Letter From China
Jehangir S. Pocha : How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Dems Sell Out on Trade
: The so-called bipartisan compromise on trade is a bad deal for all who seek to reform corporate-led globalization.
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The Secret's Success
Micki McGee : Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.
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New Energy for America
Robert L. Borosage & Katrina vanden Heuvel : Under Bush, the right has failed to address energy independence. Can Democrats rise to the challenge?
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The Third World Idea
Vijay Prashad : The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.
Reviews
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book
Why It Happened the Way It Did
Richard J. Evans : Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.
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book
Stop Making Sense
Colin Fleming : A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.
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art
Cinema Studies
Arthur C. Danto : The staged images in Jeff Wall's photographs mirror the fictional glamour of film stills and formal painting.
Columns
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
'Can We Talk?' (cont'd.)
Eric Alterman : If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.
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BENEATH THE RADAR
Labour Crowns King Brown
Gary Younge : The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.
Web
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Howl
Danger: Green Zone
Nicholas von Hoffman : Baghdad's Green Zone is swiftly becoming a very unsafe place for Americans. How much worse can it get?
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Emerging Writers
Critiquing the Post
Michael Corcoran : If the Washington Post is a key player in American politics, why does its editorial page consistently miss the point?
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TruthDig
Gonzales: The Dutiful Toady
Robert Scheer : As Congressional testimony reveals Alberto Gonzales's loathsome behavior as Attorney General, remember he was carrying out the wishes of George W. Bush.
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Drop It Low: Sexist Rap Reconsidered
With misogynistic rap lyrics dominating commercial media, a young feminist reflects on what women and society are willing to do about it.
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Activism 2.0: myBLOC Rocks!
Youth organizing takes a giant leap forward with the launch of three online communities conceived, coded, designed and produced exclusively by black and brown folks.
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Teenage Birth Rate Drops to a 65-Year Low
WireTap asks teens what's behind the decline--sex education, abstinence or better access to contraception?
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The Home-Run Wars
Robert Lipsyte : Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the bomb?
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Want Out of Iraq? Call Your Senator
Medea Benjamin : Don't just get angry about the continuing Iraq debacle. Pick up the phone.
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On the Porch in the Seventh Ward
Billy Sothern : As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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Small Magazines, Big Ideas
Bill Moyers : An impending rate hike could silence small independent magazines of all political stripes that make a key contribution to the conversation of democracy.
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Moral Compass
Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying
David Sirota : The American labor movement must guard the interests of those it represents--even if it makes people in power uncomfortable.
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Graduates, Close Your Eyes
Tom Engelhardt : A passionate critic of the Iraq War has this advice for the Class of 2007: Be afraid. And look within for answers to all the problems you have inherited.
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Professors Against the Postal Hike
A group of professors sign on to a letter opposing the Postal Rate Commission's recent decision to dramatically increase the cost of mailing for small, independent publications.
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Nueva Democracia! La Raza's Rise in Politics
Young progressive Latinos are now finding strength within the halls of government and the streets of their communities. What's coming next for the new generation of Latino progressives?
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Copping 'Scripts and Hits
Race and economic factors play a role in the party drugs teens choose. So are pain pills really the new pot?
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Nutter Wins in Philadelphia
Patrick Mulvaney : A favored Democrat's mayoral primary win divides a city between those who support his hardball anticrime tactics and minorities who see them as a blueprint for racial profiling.
Cover art by Robert Grossman; design: Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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