Screen Actors Homophobic! Screen Actors Homophobic!
I'm surprised the shrews at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation haven't come out with a press release denouncing the Screen Actors Guild as anti-gay since at last night...
Jan 30, 2006 / Richard Kim
Protest Bush’s SOTU Protest Bush’s SOTU
For those not tuning out the president's State of the Union speech this Tuesday night in favor of, say, the Knicks/Lakers game, there are myriad protests, panels and parties plan...
Jan 30, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Liberal Bloggers–Tim Kaine Isn’t the Problem Liberal Bloggers–Tim Kaine Isn’t the Problem
Why are so many liberal bloggers up in arms about Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine being picked to give the Democrat's reply to Bush's State of the Union? There's been fury in the ...
Jan 29, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Day for Bolivia New Day for Bolivia
The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas....
Jan 27, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Checks, Balances and the Duty to Filibuster Checks, Balances and the Duty to Filibuster
No one runs for the U.S. Senate on the slogan: "Elect me and I will maintain the status quo." No one runs for the U.S. Senate promising to go along to get along. Yet, when push ...
Jan 27, 2006 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Campus Victory Roundup Sweet Victory: Campus Victory Roundup
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. In the past few months, there's been a flurry of progressive activism on America'scollege campuses. The following victories reflect a mix of broa...
Jan 26, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NYU–No More Ivory Tower NYU–No More Ivory Tower
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Jan 26, 2006 / Scott Sherman and Our Readers
The Party of Davos The Party of Davos
American business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum are far more interested in global markets and corporate investors than they are in ordinary Americans' needs.
The New Face of the Campus Left The New Face of the Campus Left
Since the 1970s Republican conservatives have been the dominant political force on American campuses. But groups like Campus Progress, better groomed and better organized than thei...
Jan 26, 2006 / Feature / Sam Graham-Felsen
Prochoice Puritans Prochoice Puritans
As prochoicers seek to reframe their arguments, injecting more moralism into the antiabortion debate will not keep abortion legal and accessible.
Jan 26, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt