Border Death Backstory Border Death Backstory
The trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Francisco Javier Domínguez stripped him of his humanity. The retrial must not make the same mistake.
Mar 13, 2008 / Debbie Nathan
The Torture Veto The Torture Veto
Bush has made history by being the first American President to use his veto power to preserve torture.
Mar 13, 2008 / David Cole
Against Sexual Scandal Against Sexual Scandal
In just two days, Eliot Spitzer went from white knight to shamed ex-governor. But the real loser in all of this is sex itself.
Mar 12, 2008 / Lauren Berlant
Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain
Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex?
Mar 12, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Professing Literature in 2008 Professing Literature in 2008
Why is the intellectual agenda of English departments being set by teenagers?
Mar 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
How to Swim Against the Current How to Swim Against the Current
People are wriggling free of the fetters of corporate culture.
Mar 6, 2008 / Feature / Jim Hightower and Susan DeMarco
Who Would Jesus Vote For? Who Would Jesus Vote For?
The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel.
(Some) Jews Against Obama (Some) Jews Against Obama
What do neocons and their media mouthpieces fear most about Obama's stance on Israel? Could it be honesty?
Mar 6, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
House of Cards House of Cards
It would be truly tragic if John McCain strolls into the White House while we argue over who has it worse, black men or white women.
Mar 6, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Milk Wars Milk Wars
As struggling dairy farmers seek profits by responding to rising consumer demand for raw milk, regulators are taking a hard line.
Mar 5, 2008 / Feature / David E. Gumpert