The Surgeon General’s Commissars The Surgeon General’s Commissars
The testimony of three former Surgeons General offers more proof of how the Bush Administration's corps of inept political operatives subverts our system of checks and balances.
Jul 17, 2007 / Stanley I. Kutler
Argentina: Where Jobless Run Factories Argentina: Where Jobless Run Factories
Almost entirely under the media radar, unemployed workers here are taking over bankrupt businesses and reopening them under democratic management.
Jul 16, 2007 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis
Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks Harvard’s Humanitarian Hawks
Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights doesn't officially favor the war in Iraq, so why is it helping Gen. David Petraeus devise a counter-insurgency doctrine?
Jul 14, 2007 / Tom Hayden
Happy Birthday, George McGovern Happy Birthday, George McGovern
As he observes his eighty-fifth birthday, here's a tribute to 'the most decent man in the US Senate,' who has left his mark on politics and on the American people.
Jul 12, 2007 / Rep. Jim McGovern
Healthcare vs. the Profit Principle Healthcare vs. the Profit Principle
Sure we have a healthcare system in America. The trouble is, it's designed not to make people healthy but to make money.
Jul 12, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Murdoch & the Journal Murdoch & the Journal
Under Rupert Murdoch, the paper of record for the global economy won't survive as an independent voice.
Jul 12, 2007 / John Nichols
The Virtual Primary The Virtual Primary
MoveOn.org's issue-driven primary may not end up naming a winner, but it's shaping up to be more substantive, thoughtful and participatory than the actual presidential primary.
Jul 12, 2007 / Ari Melber
Poison for Profit Poison for Profit
We're sickened by tainted food because our government is unwilling to eat into the profits of the corporations our regulators serve.
Jul 12, 2007 / David Goldstein
Racists & Robber Barons Racists & Robber Barons
Rather than build a unified culture in a diverse society, the conservative Gang of Five that now dominates the Supreme Court is polarizing the country.
Jul 12, 2007 / David Kirp
The Deadly Occupation The Deadly Occupation
Veterans of conscience have come forward with evidence that US forces kill Iraqi noncombatants every day. Now America must bring this deadly occupation to an immediate end.
Jul 11, 2007 / The Editors