Shanker Blows Up the World Shanker Blows Up the World
The life and legacy of a fiery New York teachers' advocate gets caught in the crossfire of a changing liberal landscape.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Bush, Cheney, Rice and Kucinich on Iran Bush, Cheney, Rice and Kucinich on Iran
Those echoes that Americans are hearing in the noisy-and-getting-noisier debate about Iran are from 2002 and 2003, when members of the current administration were busy spinning th...
Oct 25, 2007 / John Nichols
Play It (Over and Over Again) Play It (Over and Over Again)
Ben Ratliff's not-quite biography of John Coltrane considers the jazz legend's enduring influence.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Travis A. Jackson
Revenants Revenants
In South African writer Zakes Mda's fiction, the past hovers like a ghost--seductive and terrifying.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
The Kids Aren’t Alright The Kids Aren’t Alright
President Bush's neglect of government-sponsored childcare programs has a steep price. Children are paying.
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Beyond the Age of Petroleum Beyond the Age of Petroleum
Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency: As oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink, our way of life will drastically change.
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Are We Heading for a Slow-Motion Showdown over Iraqi Oil? Are We Heading for a Slow-Motion Showdown over Iraqi Oil?
Before the invasion of Iraq, while millions demonstrated in the streets, often waving homemade placards with "No Blood for Oil"--or equivalents like "Don't Trade Liv...
Oct 25, 2007 / TomDispatch
The New Right-Wing Smear Machine The New Right-Wing Smear Machine
A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via e-mail, is altering the political landscape.
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes
Thieves of Black History Thieves of Black History
In the struggle over the ownership of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, black history is on sale at bargain prices.
Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge
The Liberal Hawks’ Lament The Liberal Hawks’ Lament
Consider the plight of the embattled liberal hawks and their lonely struggle to discredit the left.
Oct 25, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman