The Fight of His Life The Fight of His Life
Senator Edward M. Kennedy, diagnosed today with a malignant brain tumor, is sidelined at the moment his party is poised to realize the causes and ideals he has promoted for so long...
May 20, 2008 / Feature / John Nichols
FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger FDA Puts Medical Test Subjects in Danger
Research subjects in developing countries--often the poorest, the sickest and with the fewest options--become more vulnerable.
May 19, 2008 / Feature / Sonia Shah
Wheels Within Wheels Wheels Within Wheels
This week in Citizen Kang, a gun is brandished, feelings get hurt, clandestine meetings are suggested, and the watcher is watched.
May 19, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Dollar-Driven Recruiting Dollar-Driven Recruiting
The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
May 16, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Why War, Inc. Works Why War, Inc. Works
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
May 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight
Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta
Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’ Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’
Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Reed Lindsay
Manufacturing a Food Crisis Manufacturing a Food Crisis
How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Walden Bello
Is the Party Over? Is the Party Over?
In the past two years, the GOP's dream of a permanent majority has become a nightmare.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Eyal Press
On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’ On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
May 14, 2008 / Feature / Akiva Eldar