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John Bolton’s Greatest Hits John Bolton’s Greatest Hits

Exactly how much damage did John Bolton do during his tenure at the United Nations? Let us count the ways.

Dec 6, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams

Draining the Gene Pool Draining the Gene Pool

A plant gene that could protect organic crops from contamination from genetically engineered seeds is out of reach to most organic farmers, thanks to an agribusiness patent.

Dec 4, 2006 / Feature / Lisa M. Hamilton

Latinos Lean Left: Bringing Down the GOP’s Big Tent Latinos Lean Left: Bringing Down the GOP’s Big Tent

Latino voters walked away from the GOP in the midterm elections, a payback for the party's ruthlessly anti-immigrant stance.

Dec 4, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato

Breathing While Black Breathing While Black

A young black man and an elderly black woman each die in a hail of police bullets; a comedian invokes the era of lynching--suddenly it feels like a crime to be caught breathing whi...

Dec 2, 2006 / Feature / Christopher Rabb

Mad Mel and the Maya Mad Mel and the Maya

Mel Gibson's violent new film Apocalypto exploits Maya culture and perpetuates racist stereotypes.

Nov 30, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Earl Shorris

Getting Out Getting Out

The foreign policy establishment knows the Iraq War is lost, but the search for an acceptable exit strategy has only just begun.

Nov 30, 2006 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

A Soldier’s Story A Soldier’s Story

"For just a minute or two, step into my life. I am a soldier in the Army Special Forces, just back from Iraq, where I lived and fought beside my Iraqi counterpart as we battled the...

Nov 29, 2006 / Feature / Major Bill Edmonds

The Day the Music Died The Day the Music Died

It's the end of the world as we know it: Tower Records, the last great CD emporium, is closing, victim of the iPod and MP3 revolution. As Wal-Mart and other big-box stores pick up ...

Nov 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser

Vulcans Triumphant: The Victory Bash Vulcans Triumphant: The Victory Bash

Republicans in Congress have set aside $20 million for a gala in Washington to celebrate victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. The party may be postponed for a while, but the program h...

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Evan Eisenberg

Nascar Values Nascar Values

The Democrats won the House and the Senate because the Republicans lost the garage. How Nascar fans helped turn the tide of the election.

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte

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