A World Unmoored by War A World Unmoored by War
The United States now spends more in Iraq in a month that the entire world spends on fighting AIDS in a year. Have we reached the point where the terror of AIDS is no match for the...
Aug 25, 2006 / Feature / Stephen Lewis
Confronting the Truth about Torture Confronting the Truth about Torture
Despite mounting evidence, Americans remain willfully blind to the government's barbaric treatment of terror suspects. Now, human rights groups and religious organizations are usi...
Aug 25, 2006 / Feature / Jonathan Blitzer
Doing the Right Thing Doing the Right Thing
One year after Katrina, another hurricane season is upon us, this time as a flurry of "anniversary" specials, documentaries, packaged articles, book anthologies and multimedia web...
Aug 25, 2006 / The Nation
Angrily Awaiting a Messiah Angrily Awaiting a Messiah
In Mexico City and beyond, tensions are rising between government security forces and thousands of impoverished supporters of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a restive c...
Plan B: A Semi-Sweet Victory Plan B: A Semi-Sweet Victory
The Food and Drug Administration finally approved over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after pill." Sweet victory, right? Not exactly. The approval is only for women ages 18 ...
Aug 25, 2006 / The Nation
Wal-Mart’s Rainbow Connection Wal-Mart’s Rainbow Connection
Citing Sam Walton's legacy, and vowing to shop elsewhere, a coalition of grass-roots organizations -- with a broad base of support -- is furious with Wal-Mart. That's, of course, ...
Aug 25, 2006 / The Nation
An Optimistic Voice in Israel An Optimistic Voice in Israel
Israel's military defeat in Lebanon has created new opportunities for peace – that's what Israeli Knesset member and peace movement leader Yossi Beilin t...
Aug 25, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Ronald as Gas Guzzler Ronald as Gas Guzzler
I hate Hummers. They're the best example of America's lack of commitment to cleaner and more efficient vehicles. They guzzle gas--averaging nine miles per gallon--helping keep the...
Aug 25, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Blackwater Shot Down in Federal Court Blackwater Shot Down in Federal Court
A federal appeals court has ruled a wrongful death lawsuit can proceed against Blackwater USA: Families claim the firm cut corners in pursuit of profit in Iraq, leading to the bru...
Aug 25, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Democrats for McCain Democrats for McCain
It was only a matter of time before some Democrats began jumping ship to join the all-but-announced McCain for President campaign. The first casualty is Nicco Mele, the former we...
Aug 24, 2006 / The Nation