Smithfield Walkout Challenges Agribiz Giant Smithfield Walkout Challenges Agribiz Giant
Last week's walkout at the Smithfield Packing Company was a significant victory for labor organizers and exploited undocumented workers at the North Carolina plant.
Nov 20, 2006 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dems Rebut Carter on Israeli ‘Apartheid’ Dems Rebut Carter on Israeli ‘Apartheid’
Jimmy Carter's bold new book on the plight of Palestinians has piqued Congressional Democrats who tailor their views to the Israel lobby.
Nov 20, 2006 / Feature / Michael F. Brown
The Lessons of History The Lessons of History
While there may be something great about winning a war, the United States must learn there is something much greater about using the tools of peacemaking to build a better world.
Nov 17, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Hope Franklin
Why Murtha Lost Why Murtha Lost
The Pennsylvania Democrat's opposition to the Iraq War and Pelosi's endorsement couldn't match Steny Hoyer's seniority, experience and connections to House Democrats.
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood Hooray for Right-Wing Hollywood
Right-wing culture warriors gathered in LA to praise ABC for its flawed 9/11 docudrama, talk up a conservative version of The Daily Show and release a thriller fueled by a nativist...
Nov 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Blumenthal
Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo
Although the United States itches to do away with Hugo Chávez, his socialist policies are alleviating poverty and earning the people's trust. To Bush's chagrin, the Venezuel...
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / Chesa Boudin
Watershed Watershed
It's time for Democrats to break out of their risk-averse habits and blaze a new trail--if they can only remember how.
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Dismay Grows Over US Torture School Dismay Grows Over US Torture School
As peace activists converge on Fort Benning for the annual demonstration to shut down the School of the Americas, companion protests are taking place across Latin America, as revul...
Nov 15, 2006 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Letter From Canada: The New Christian Right Letter From Canada: The New Christian Right
Canada's new conservative prime minister is forging ties with US conservatives and evangelicals as Canada moves toward an Americanized Christian state.
Nov 9, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hedges
A New Idea Grows in Alabama A New Idea Grows in Alabama
Poverty, race and obesity have a lot in common. In Alabama an underfunded federal program addresses the problem by providing fresh produce to low-income residents and seniors.
Nov 9, 2006 / Feature / Mark Winne