Miseries of ‘Il Manifesto’ Miseries of ‘Il Manifesto’
Italy's small, independent, radical daily is an indispensable voice on the left.
Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum
The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers
The collapse of journalism threatens democracy itself--that's why we need a government rescue.
Mar 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice The Afghanistan Americans Seldom Notice
When it's all over and we finally do leave, the Afghans of Bamiyan Province will be at least as poor as they ever were in what will remain a devastated country.
Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Pratap Chatterjee
C. Wright Mills: Before His Time C. Wright Mills: Before His Time
Maybe C. Wright Mills's greatest legacy was a decade of activism and rebellion.
Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Dan Wakefield
C. Wright Mills C. Wright Mills
The humanist social critic whose work helped lay the groundwork for the upheavals of the 1960s.
Mar 18, 2009 / Feature / Dan Wakefield
A Conversation with Mauricio Funes A Conversation with Mauricio Funes
Mauricio Funes, president-elect of El Salvador, talks of the meaning of his recent victory, aspirations for his administration and the inspiration provided by the late Archbishop O...
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Roberto Lovato and Josue Rojas
The Dragons, Their Dragoons The Dragons, Their Dragoons
We need to organize our power to make our ideas correct.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Vijay Prashad
Imagine Otherwise Imagine Otherwise
If we are to build a new world out of the ashes of the old, we need to imagine and organize in the most expansive and inclusive ways.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Lisa Duggan
The Necessary Eloquence of Protest The Necessary Eloquence of Protest
If these are near-to-the-end times, we must be as forthright about the need for disorder as were our populist and socialist ancestors.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Mike Davis
Why Africa Doesn’t Want Foreign Aid Why Africa Doesn’t Want Foreign Aid
Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues that aid actually undermines the social and economic fabric of the developing world.
Mar 17, 2009 / Feature / Sonia Shah