Murder in Monterrey Murder in Monterrey
A labor organizer was beaten to death after exposing exploitative labor practices in the United States and Mexico.
Apr 25, 2007 / Feature / Felicia Mello
A Cruel and Unusual Punishment A Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Billy Sothern, member of the legal team that represented Patrick Kennedy, convicted of child rape, in a landmark Supreme Court death penalty decision this week, explained the iss...
Apr 25, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern
Equal Pay and Freda K. Equal Pay and Freda K.
Today is Equal Pay Day, and on Capitol Hill the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is testifying about its groundbreaking research on the pay gap between men and wome...
Apr 24, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rove’s Newest Investigator Is Under Investigation Rove’s Newest Investigator Is Under Investigation
Karl Rove is under investigation by the executive branch. So, too, is his investigator.
On Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times Apr 24, 2007 / David Corn
Earth’s Altered States Earth’s Altered States
Run like hell! Floods, droughts and food collapses are only a few of the dire consequences of climate change outlined by a new report. Will life soon resemble a never-ending Hollyw...
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
The US, Denial and the Culture of Violence The US, Denial and the Culture of Violence
Why does America only care about certain people's deaths?
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
Roads to Freedom Roads to Freedom
A rich crop of new books offers fresh insight into the ongoing struggle for civil rights in America.
Apr 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David L. Chappell
David Halberstam’s Media Critique David Halberstam’s Media Critique
Pultizer Prize-winning author David Halberstam, who has died in an automobile accident at age 73, was one of America's most thoughtful critics of media excess and abuse. The Power...
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
Legislative Watch: Women’s Rights Legislative Watch: Women’s Rights
There is an attempt in Congress to undo the damage done by a rightwing-trending Supreme Court (and the lower courts ain't too pretty either) intent on eviscerating a woman's right...
Apr 23, 2007 / The Nation
Impeaching Cheney: Step One Impeaching Cheney: Step One
That Vice President Dick Cheney is the ripest target for impeachment in the Bush White House is beyond debate. Cheney was far more aggressive that President Bush in peddling mani...
Apr 23, 2007 / John Nichols