In the Black(water) In the Black(water)
Tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims remain without homes. The environment is devastated. People are disenfranchised. Financial resources, desperate residents are tol...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Inequality Counts Inequality Counts
The relentless reduction of taxes on the wealthy has created a profound inequality between the very rich and the bottom half of American society, affecting every aspect of daily li...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Leon Friedman
Hawks for Withdrawal Hawks for Withdrawal
As centrist Democrats slowly but surely unite around a plan for military withdrawal from Iraq that is heavy with hawkish reasoning, what are the implications for the peace movement...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Science and the First Amendment Science and the First Amendment
If you can lie about science and get away with it, you can lie about anything. That's why we must say no to ideological zealots who are waging war against science and against democ...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Patricia Princehouse
Using Soccer to Kick Iran Using Soccer to Kick Iran
To World Cup aficionados, soccer is a beautiful game, but to ideologues in the United States and Europe, it's a convenient political weapon against Iran's nuclear ambitions. Talk a...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Dave Zirin and John Cox
Anthems of Outrage Anthems of Outrage
The crankily contrarian Neil Young has a knack for making music that reflects the times. Living With War, his blistering attack on the Bush presidency, marks the turning of a cultu...
May 12, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kevin McCarthy
Watching What You Say Watching What You Say
How are AT&T, Sprint, MCI and other telecommunications giants cooperating with the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program?
May 11, 2006 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
FEMA Braces for Another Storm FEMA Braces for Another Storm
With hurricane season approaching and another Bush crony at the helm of FEMA, a few restive lawmakers are seeking real reform for the storm-tossed agency. Whether they will succeed...
May 10, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell
Forecast for Snow Forecast for Snow
When government refuses to explain itself, it's up to journalists to discover the truth. As Tony Snow debuts as White House Press Secretary, will answers on Porter Goss be forthcom...
A Hunger for Justice A Hunger for Justice
Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe contin...
May 6, 2006 / Feature / Denis O’Hearn