Perversion of Justice Perversion of Justice
A scathing new report confirms some of our worst fears about Bush Administration's politicization of the Justice Department.
Jun 27, 2008 / Feature / Emily Berman
George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial
Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new century may be too difficult for us to comprehend.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
McCain Loves Lobbyists McCain Loves Lobbyists
The Republican candidate's maverick image obscures his cozy relationship with lobbyists.
Jun 26, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Mortgage Industry Bankrupts Black America Mortgage Industry Bankrupts Black America
How the mortgage industry stole black America's hard-won wealth.
Jun 26, 2008 / Feature / Kai Wright
Remembering Eliot Asinof Remembering Eliot Asinof
Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.
Jun 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Kisseloff
Rape as a Weapon of War Rape as a Weapon of War
The UN resolution designating rape as a weapon of war is historic, but provides no legal remedy for wartime victims of sexual violence.
Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Slavenka Drakulic
No Blood For …er, um… No Blood For …er, um…
More than five years after the invasion of Iraq--just in case you were still waiting--the oil giants finally hit the front page.
Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Mind Games Mind Games
This Week: Kang sips a martini and contemplates just what it is that billionaires do in their spare time.
Jun 23, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds Surveillance Bill: The Worst of All Worlds
House Democrats capitulate to pass a surveillance bill that further compromises our privacy and limits accountability of the government and telecoms. Will the Senate fight back?
Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty Why Ireland Rejected the Lisbon Treaty
Despite bullying from Brussels, Ireland had the confidence to reject the Lisbon Treaty and the politics of the fait accompli.
Jun 20, 2008 / Feature / Chris Bickerton