Cruel and Unusual Punishment Cruel and Unusual Punishment
As executions resume in the wake of a Supreme Court decision, we are reminded that a life cannot be willfully ended without violence.
May 5, 2008 / Editorial / Billy Sothern
Guantánamo Ain’t No Joke Guantánamo Ain’t No Joke
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay is very funny. Nothing about the real place is.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Shayana Kadidal
Sweet Martin’s Badass Song Sweet Martin’s Badass Song
Several new books on Martin Luther King takes a closer look at the rhetoric and economic politics of the civil rights icon.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul
Race to the Bottom Race to the Bottom
How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.
May 1, 2008 / Feature / Betsy Reed
Let Them Eat Waffles Let Them Eat Waffles
How can Barack Obama--or any candidate--overcome the sad hypocrisy of our public discourse?
May 1, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Our Lapdog Media Our Lapdog Media
What should we do when Big Media fails democracy? First, don't let it get any bigger.
May 1, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors
Lessons From Columbia ’68 Lessons From Columbia ’68
As Columbia University goes forward with controversial plans to expand into Harlem, alumni mark the fortieth anniversary of explosive student protests.
Apr 29, 2008 / Feature / Jayati Vora
Shirin Ebadi: Don’t Attack Iran Shirin Ebadi: Don’t Attack Iran
The Nobel Prize-winning activist says US threats, regime-change rhetoric and efforts to promote democracy only give Iran's leaders an excuse to intensify repression.
Apr 29, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Do We Care About the NFL Draft? Why Do We Care About the NFL Draft?
For fans, the pigskin meat market is mindless fun, but for young players, football is no fantasy.
Apr 28, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin