Acting Locally Acting Locally
It's a frustrating time for those Americans who are fighting to end this war. There is gridlock in Washington. This White House continues to hang on to the argument that the US mu...
Jun 28, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Academic Freedom? What’s That? Academic Freedom? What’s That?
It's irresistible to beat up on rich, elite universities like Harvard, Yale and Stanford when they disregard the rights of low-wage workers. (I myself enjoyed beating up on Stanfor...
Jun 28, 2007 / Liza Featherstone
The Real ANWR The Real ANWR
A Canadian mining corporation, Northern Dynasty Minerals, is trying to create one of North America's largest open pit gold and copper mines in the heart of Alaska's Bristol Bay -...
Jun 28, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Death Penalty Gets New Airing Death Penalty Gets New Airing
Written and reported by Matthew Blake: The death penalty is finally beginning to remerge as an issue inside the halls of Congress--and it only took the second Congressional power ...
Jun 28, 2007 / Ari Berman
The Power of the Dark Side The Power of the Dark Side
Stop me if you've heard this one. Last week the Vice President's lawyer, David Addington, argued that the VP didn't have to catalogue his secret documents because his role as Presi...
Jun 28, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Not Quite Knocked Out by Knocked Up Not Quite Knocked Out by Knocked Up
Last night I finally saw Knocked Up, Judd Apatow's hilarious new movie, a raunchfest with a family-values core --- carrying on with accidental pregnancies, marriage as responsi...
Jun 27, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
High Impact: What Football Owes Its Players High Impact: What Football Owes Its Players
Congressional hearings about head injuries in the NFL raise questions about the consequences for old-timers and present-day players.
Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Remembering Vilma Espín Remembering Vilma Espín
A Cuban writer pays tribute to Vilma Espín, wife of Raúl Castro and Cuba's first lady, who fought tirelessly for the rights of women in a male-dominated country.
Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
Vertical Disintegration Vertical Disintegration
A new take on Israel/Palestine: Could Israel's architecture be the solution to the insoluble disputes?
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / James Ron
The Iranian Impasse The Iranian Impasse
Five new books explore the failed progressive movements in Iran, and the dilemma the US left faces today.
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson