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Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless

The gap between rich and poor hasn't been this wide since the Depression.

Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

John Amaechi’s Timeout John Amaechi’s Timeout

The openly gay former NBA star speaks eloquently against homophobia, the war in Iraq and racism.

Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin

ACT UP’s New Urgency ACT UP’s New Urgency

Twenty years after its founding, the AIDS activist group is expanding its mission to universal healthcare.

Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / Emily Douglas

Denial in the Desert Denial in the Desert

Abrupt climate change is rapidly turning the American West into a desert. But a culture in denial continues rampant suburbanization, fueled by the delusion that our water supply is...

Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / Mike Davis

Obama’s Community Roots Obama’s Community Roots

Barack Obama's political vision grew out of his early experiences as a community organizer in Chicago.

Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / David Moberg

The New SDS The New SDS

Can the new Students for a Democratic Society avoid the internal conflicts that plagued the original group?

Apr 2, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Phelps

The CIA’s Italian Job The CIA’s Italian Job

The story of Hassan Nasr, a victim of "extraordinary rendition" who was interrogated and tortured in Egypt for four years, is finally being told.

Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi

As California Goes… As California Goes…

What can the nation learn from the Golden State's struggles to deal with its immigrant population?

Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Peter Schrag

Car Bombs: WMDs the Surge Can’t Stop Car Bombs: WMDs the Surge Can’t Stop

The favored weapon of the ill-armed and underfunded is the one weapon of mass destruction that the Bush Administration has totally ignored.

Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Mike Davis

The Sum of Our Fears The Sum of Our Fears

The money we've wasted on unseen terrorists, nonexistent WMDs and phantom pedophiles could have been used to address any number of legitimate threats.

Mar 30, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

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