Showdown on Immigration Showdown on Immigration
After twenty years of inaction, the US Senate is considering sweeping immigration reform. But a push for quick action and the November elections may thwart the current bipartisan c...
Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Where Are the Good Americans? Where Are the Good Americans?
When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no...
Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Hard Times in the Big Easy Hard Times in the Big Easy
The American economy cannot function without migrant labor. The paradox is the country's political culture cannot function without scapegoating immigrants.
Feb 26, 2006 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Tortured Exceptionalism Tortured Exceptionalism
Despite a recent federal district court ruling, the prohibition on torture knows no geographical boundaries and applies to all, no matter what passport they hold--even Americans.
Feb 23, 2006 / Editorial / David Cole
A Fabric of Illegality A Fabric of Illegality
The White House practices the dark arts of trashing whistleblowers who exposed prisoner abuse at Guantánamo and the warrantless spying program, adding another layer of illeg...
Feb 23, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
Farewell to Ground Zero Farewell to Ground Zero
The structure of our Republic is at mortal risk. Will our Constitution survive or are we in the midst of a transmutation in which the balance of powers and our personal freedoms wi...
Feb 20, 2006 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient
Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo
Immigrant advocates at the World Social Forum offered real alternatives to the narrow debate over how to fix the system.
Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Georgia’s King Tribute Rings Hollow Georgia’s King Tribute Rings Hollow
Abolishing the death penalty was one of Coretta Scott King's signature issues. The irony is that Georgia remains one of the leading practitioners of the death penalty.
Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Reap the Whirlwind Reap the Whirlwind
The rise of Samuel Alito and the death of Coretta Scott King mark the end of an era and the abandonment of our civil rights legacy by both political parties.
Feb 3, 2006 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro