Reap the Whirlwind Reap the Whirlwind
The rise of Samuel Alito and the death of Coretta Scott King mark the end of an era and the abandonment of our civil rights legacy by both political parties.
Feb 3, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro
Coretta Scott King Coretta Scott King
The widows of great men either gracefully retire from history's stage or take their own lonely road. Coretta Scott King had little hesitancy about carrying on her husband's work.
Feb 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
A Warning Bell A Warning Bell
Democrats can capitalize on the current economic stall and gain control of Congress with a return to bedrock principles: creating jobs, restoring incomes and rescuing families from...
Feb 2, 2006 / William Greider
NSA Spying Myths NSA Spying Myths
The Bush Administration has propagated five myths in its current campaign to rationalize its illegal domestic spying program.
Feb 2, 2006 / David Cole
The Hamas Triumph The Hamas Triumph
What if the West responded to Hamas's victory not with sanctions but with a commitment to resume negotiations from where they left off in 2000?
Feb 2, 2006 / Graham Usher
Empire vs. Republic Empire vs. Republic
Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to rene...
Feb 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
UCLA’s Dirty Thirty UCLA’s Dirty Thirty
Negative media coverage has succeeded in undermining support among prominent conservatives for a UCLA alumni group that paid students to target and expose left-leaning faculty.
Jan 26, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Truth, Fiction and Frey Truth, Fiction and Frey
James Frey's faux memoir exposes corporate publishing as an industry so starved for bestsellers that it is unable to protect itself from fraud.
Jan 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Flamm