On the Porch in the Seventh Ward On the Porch in the Seventh Ward
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.
May 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern
Professors Against the Postal Hike 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.
May 18, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China
How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Jehangir S. Pocha
Training Iraq’s Death Squads Training Iraq’s Death Squads
The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman
Hillary Inc. Hillary Inc.
Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
Nutter Wins in Philadelphia Nutter Wins in Philadelphia
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.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Agent of Intolerance Agent of Intolerance
Jerry Falwell is best known for crusading against abortion and homosexuality. But early on, he skillfully used race to galvanize the Christian right.
May 16, 2007 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Misjudging Women Misjudging Women
In Gonzalez v. Carhart, Justice Anthony Kennedy has utterly changed the course of abortion jurisprudence.
May 16, 2007 / Feature / Jessica Arons
Broadband Redlining Targets Rural America Broadband Redlining Targets Rural America
Will rural America become roadkill on the information superhighway?
May 14, 2007 / Feature / Steve Early
The Price of a Life The Price of a Life
Sure, the US government values the lives of innocents killed in combat. Just how much depends on whether they died in New York, Afghanistan or Iraq.
May 14, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt