Critiquing the Post

If the Washington Post is a key player in American politics, why does its editorial page consistently miss the point?

Michael Corcoran

The Home-Run Wars

Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the bomb?

Robert Lipsyte

On the Porch in the Seventh Ward

As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Billy Sothern

Professors Against the Postal Hike

A group of professors sign on to a letter opposing the Postal Rate Commission's recent decision to dramatically increase the cost of mailing for small, independent publications.

The Nation

The Last ‘Competitive Advantage': Letter From China

How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.

Jehangir S. Pocha

Training Iraq’s Death Squads

The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.

Spencer Ackerman

Hillary Inc.

Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.

Ari Berman

Nutter Wins in Philadelphia

A favored Democrat's mayoral primary win divides a city between those who support his hardball anticrime tactics and minorities who see them as a blueprint for racial profiling.

Patrick Mulvaney

Want Out of Iraq? Call Your Senator

Don't just get angry about the continuing Iraq debacle. Insist that your senators do something about it.

Medea Benjamin

Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying

The American labor movement must guard the interests of those it represents--even if it makes people in power uncomfortable.

David Sirota

Graduates, Close Your Eyes

A passionate critic of the Iraq War has this advice for the Class of 2007: Be afraid. And look within for answers to all the problems you have inherited.

Tom Engelhardt

The Third World Idea

The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.

Vijay Prashad

New Energy for America

Under Bush, the right has failed to address energy independence. Can Democrats rise to the challenge?

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

The Secret’s Success

Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.

Micki McGee

Dems Sell Out on Trade

The so-called bipartisan compromise on trade is a bad deal for all who seek to reform corporate-led globalization.

the Editors

Danger: Green Zone

Baghdad's Green Zone is swiftly becoming a very unsafe place for Americans. How much worse can it get?

Nicholas von Hoffman

Gonzales: The Dutiful Toady

As Congressional testimony reveals Alberto Gonzales's loathsome behavior as Attorney General, remember he was carrying out the wishes of George W. Bush.

Robert Scheer

Labour Crowns King Brown

The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.

Gary Younge

‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.)

If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.

Eric Alterman

Exit Tony Blair

Fetch--go get it! Good boy!

Calvin Trillin

On the Porch in the Seventh Ward

As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Billy Sothern

Even Then Maybe

Not spent   those bloodshot friendships   those
soul-marriages sealed and torn
those smiles of pain
I told her a mouthful