Preparing for the Inevitable Preparing for the Inevitable
The San Diego wildfires should prompt political candidates to address the fact that communities across America are ill-equipped to deal with natural and unnatural disasters.
Nov 3, 2007 / Donald Cohen
The Gap: New Frontiers in Child Abuse The Gap: New Frontiers in Child Abuse
The Gap has been caught selling garments made by child slaves in India. It's enough to make you vomit all over your new denim jacket.
Nov 2, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Noted. Noted.
Phony FEMA press conference, France v. Rumsfeld, Stephen Colbert and remembering Randall Forsberg.
Nov 1, 2007 / The Editors
False Prophets False Prophets
James Watson continues his long and well-documented history of baselessly biologizing social stereotypes.
Nov 1, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams
Say No to Africom Say No to Africom
With little Congressional scrutiny and nary a whimper of protest, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Nov 1, 2007 / Danny Glover and Nicole C. Lee
People Burn Here People Burn Here
Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.
Nov 1, 2007 / Mike Davis
All Trick, No Treat! All Trick, No Treat!
Will spec factory jobs be the next stage in US economic development?
Oct 31, 2007 / Annabelle Gurwitch
The New McCarthyism The New McCarthyism
A network of right-wing activists on college and high school campuses are targeting Muslims, Arabs and other Mideast experts, indifferent to the truth or decency of their charges.
Oct 25, 2007 / Larry Cohler-Esses
Noted. Noted.
Dennis Hastert's Obama problem, California burning, Commentary old and new.
Oct 25, 2007 / The Editors
A Values Voters Schism A Values Voters Schism
The Christian right is embroiled in an internal culture war, pitting true believers against pragmatists looking for a candidate to satisfy the antitax and neoconservative wings of ...
Oct 25, 2007 / Sarah Posner