Articles

Bush’s Nightmare Before Christmas Bush’s Nightmare Before Christmas

Bush is giving the American people a lump of coal this year in the form of last minute measures attacking the environment, women's rights and more.

Dec 16, 2008 / Brave New Films

All the President’s Men All the President’s Men

No one could put Richard Nixon back together again after Woodward and Bernstein got through with him.

Dec 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch

Rising Above Rising Above

An anecdotal history of New York City street art.

Dec 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman

Chinatown Chinatown

There's corruption in Los Angeles's water department and private detective Jake Gittes sticks his nose where he shouldn't-literally.

Dec 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch

Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission

If you want cleaner air and water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.

Dec 16, 2008 / Feature / Kristina Rizga

Bush Finds WMDs in Iraq, Umm, or WMHs Bush Finds WMDs in Iraq, Umm, or WMHs

President Bush finally found the long-missing Weapons of Mass Humiliation in Iraq. Iraqis, millions of them, are wearing them on their feet. Not exactly WMDs, but WMHs will have t...

Dec 15, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss

Toxic Toys Toxic Toys

For the second straight year, HealthyToys.org is highlighting test results for more than 1,500 toys and children's products. Researchers at the Ecology Center, a Michigan-based n...

Dec 15, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

Addressing Inequity in Education Addressing Inequity in Education

This essay, the high school winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that until inequities in education are eliminated, a permanent underclass will continue to exist.

Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Laine Alison Zalac

Learning About Labor Learning About Labor

This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president should restore workers' rights ASAP.

Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Hugh Baran

Platoon Platoon

Oliver Stone's answer to probably every John Wayne war film ever made.

Dec 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Terrence Rafferty

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