A Peaceful Mother’s Day A Peaceful Mother’s Day
Mother's Day was originally conceived to recognize the power of women to be instruments of peace.
May 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greenwald
Better to Be a Chimpanzee Better to Be a Chimpanzee
To qualify for charity, a homeless Austrian chimp has petitioned the courts to be granted human status. If he wins, expect a surge of humans going over to the other side.
May 8, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
‘No Shame, No Blame’ ‘No Shame, No Blame’
In an elegant "Talk of the Town" piece on the subject of George Tenet's new book in the current issue of The New Yorker, George Packer levels a strong indictment against the Bush...
May 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy
Unless the US Postal Service reverses its steep increases in bulk-mailing rates to favor large corporate publishers, the future of small magazines is grim.
May 8, 2007 / Teresa Stack
Lender Bender: New York’s Attorney General testifies on the student loan scandal Lender Bender: New York’s Attorney General testifies on the student loan scandal
New York's Attorney General testifies on the student loan scandal.
May 8, 2007 / The Nation
Living a Positive Life Living a Positive Life
William Brawner is 26 years old, HIV positive, and he is changing the way you look at AIDS.
May 8, 2007 / The Nation
Student Loan Abuse: Misleading directions steer Florida A&M students to two favored lenders Student Loan Abuse: Misleading directions steer Florida A&M students to two favored lenders
Misleading directions steer Florida A&M students to two favored lenders.
May 8, 2007 / The Nation
Squeezed Out: Middle-class students can’t afford private colleges Squeezed Out: Middle-class students can’t afford private colleges
Middle-class students can't afford private colleges.
May 8, 2007 / The Nation
Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats
There's a big difference between the misogynous hip-hop produced by big media and the hip-hop that moves a generation.
May 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Chang and Dave Zirin
Philadelphia Law Philadelphia Law
The City of Philadelphia seems poised to pay the price for being an overzealous host to the GOP.
May 8, 2007 / Deb Schwartz