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
The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush The Case for Impeaching President George W. Bush
When an Administration with a track record of lies, torture and abuses of power cannot even float a palatable rationale for expanding unsupervised spying on American citizens, it f...
May 4, 2006 / Michael Ratner
Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom Divided Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom Divided
September 11 marked a turning point in the history of Saudi Arabia, raising new questions about political repression, religious extremism and the future of its youth.
May 4, 2006 / Feature / Alain Gresh
Women and Warlords Women and Warlords
A policy of "affirmative discrimination" helped put twenty women in the Afghan Parliament, but how can they confront the warlords and criminals who hold most of the power?
Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’ Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’
Criticisms of the Israel lobby have circulated for years, but it took two professors and the Iraq War to inject realist ideas into the debate.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Philip Weiss
One More Insider Denounces Bush One More Insider Denounces Bush
Former CIA official Tyler Drumheller joins the parade of insiders denouncing how the Iraq war has been sold and fought.
Apr 26, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Remembering Chernobyl Remembering Chernobyl
Twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster, an area twice the size of Rhode Island is uninhabitable, yet a power-hungry world thirsts for nuclear energy.
Apr 26, 2006 / Feature / Adam Federman
Attack Iran, Ignore the Constitution Attack Iran, Ignore the Constitution
Congress and the American people must challenge the Administration's assertion that the President can take military action without consulting Congress.
Apr 21, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
East West East West
Two new books explore Turkey's place in the world and what EU membership would imply for international affairs.
Apr 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mark Mazower
The Israel Divestment Debate The Israel Divestment Debate
Traditional bonds between Jews and mainline Christians are strained as a concern for Palestinian rights spurs churches to consider divesting from Israeli companies.
Apr 20, 2006 / Feature / Hasdai Westbrook