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VICTIM-OFFENDER RECONCILIATION San Francisco Criminal justice is a topic my organization, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility is engaged in (see www.a...
Apr 5, 2007 / Our Readers
Bush Gives Congress the Finger Bush Gives Congress the Finger
It wasn't enough for George W. Bush to nominate a donor to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth as Ambassador to Belgium. When the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which John K...
Apr 5, 2007 / The Nation
Making Blogging Pay Making Blogging Pay
As bloggers gain strength as the political voice of the left, how can they compete with well-funded mainstream media?
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson
Gitmo Justice Gitmo Justice
David Hicks pleads guilty and goes free, while the Supreme Court denies nearly 400 other terror suspects their day in court. This is justice?
‘Para-politics’ Goes Bananas ‘Para-politics’ Goes Bananas
Chiquita Brands has been fined $25 million by the US Justice Department for funding a terrorist paramilitary group, but isn't that just the cost of doing business with Colombia?
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Michael Evans
Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless
The gap between rich and poor hasn't been this wide since the Depression.
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
John Amaechi’s Timeout John Amaechi’s Timeout
The openly gay former NBA star speaks eloquently against homophobia, the war in Iraq and racism.
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Media Nostalgic for Satanic Abuse Scandals? Media Nostalgic for Satanic Abuse Scandals?
Boy, does the media love a good daycare controversy. Since we haven't had a good Satanic abuse or child molestation daycare story in years, we have to make do with provocative sta...
Apr 4, 2007 / The Nation
Leave Your Morals at the Border Leave Your Morals at the Border
A Supreme Court ruling turns a blind eye to torture and human rights violations, as long as they're done offshore.
Apr 4, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
ACT UP’s New Urgency ACT UP’s New Urgency
Twenty years after its founding, the AIDS activist group is expanding its mission to universal healthcare.
Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / Emily Douglas