Global Fights Go Local
John Nichols : States

Sasha Abramsky : States
Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.
Naomi Klein : Iraqi Reconstruction/ Occupation
In the run-up to June 30th, US occupation powers have been unabashed in their efforts to steal money that is supposed to aid a war-ravaged people.
Naomi Klein : Iraq
Economic development will not come to Palestine via call centers but through liberation.

McCain: "I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." | GOP nominee tells his backers to back off. They respond by booing.
John Nichols
Posted at 10:31 PM EST
Troopergate Conclusion: Palin Abused Her Office | "I find that Governor Palin abused her power," writes investigator in a report released Friday night by GOP dominated Alaska Legislative Council.
John Nichols
Posted at 10:07 PM EST
Thirty Years' War in Afghanistan | It might be unwinnable -- or it just might take several decades. A sober look at that other war.
Robert Dreyfuss
The Woman Greenspan, Rubin & Summers Silenced | How Brooksley Born might have helped us avert this financial meltdown
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the Second Superpower of the Cold War Going Down? | The Soviets were bankrupted by an Afghan War that wouldn’t end. Now, is it our turn?
Tom Engelhardt
Expert Failure | How the elites failed us.
Christopher Hayes
S. Dakota Goes After Choice (Again) | Meet the Rev. Steve Hickey. He believes that S. Dakota has been chosen by God to upend Roe v. Wade.
Peter Rothberg
Are You the Very Model of a Modern Vice-President? | Sarah's not the only one with a special skill.
Katha Pollitt
