Cartoon Wars Cartoon Wars
Once upon a time, a psychiatrist named Fredric Wertham went on a tear over Wonder Woman.
Feb 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Visualizing a Neo-Rainbow Visualizing a Neo-Rainbow
History holds clues to a winning electoral strategy for progressives.
Jan 27, 2005 / Feature / Bill Fletcher Jr. and Danny Glover
Harry’s Travails Harry’s Travails
Imagine, in the same month as the death of the muse of high camp, Susan Sontag, we have England in an uproar about Prince Harry and his silly armband.
Jan 20, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
And Justice for All And Justice for All
Affirmative action, in theory, is a matter of distributive justice, which is why liberals and progressives tend to look benevolently on it while conservatives and libertarians co...
Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Michael Bérubé
Wrong for Civil Rights Wrong for Civil Rights
When Mary Frances Berry resigned as chair of the Commission on Civil Rights on December 7, the media's harsh, fleeting spotlight on Berry's purported combativeness distracted rea...
Dec 22, 2004 / Editorial / Susan Eaton
Goodbye to All That? Goodbye to All That?
On European anti-Semitism, old and new.
Voting Blocks Voting Blocks
Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Under the Veil, Who’s for Kerry? Under the Veil, Who’s for Kerry?
Many Arab-American voters loathe Bush, but they have little love for his rival.
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Gary Younge
First Nations in the 21st Century First Nations in the 21st Century
The largest gathering ever of Native Americans in the nation's capital greets the opening of the NMAI.
Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor
DeLay on the Hot Seat DeLay on the Hot Seat
Two investigative bombs with long fuses are sizzling under Tom DeLay, America's Machiavelli of gerrymandering and shakedown fundraising.
Sep 23, 2004 / Editorial / Jack Newfield