Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater
Lawsuits by families of soldiers-for-hire killed in Falluja have put a major war profiteer in the cross-hairs.
Apr 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
John Yoo’s Tortured Logic John Yoo’s Tortured Logic
The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.
Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
Immigrants and Us Immigrants and Us
Progressives should join forces with immigrant advocates to create a broad social movement placing the rights of immigrants at the heart of a struggle for economic justice.
Apr 11, 2006 / The Editors
The Nino Scalia Guide to Sicilian Hand Gestures The Nino Scalia Guide to Sicilian Hand Gestures
It can now be revealed that Justice Antonin Scalia has compiled his own secret list of Sicilian hand gestures expressing subtle jurisprudential points.
Apr 10, 2006 / Feature / Garrett Epps
‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’ ‘We Will Not Be Thrown Away!’
Young rebels in France are fighting not for change but for the same rights their parents tried to secure during the 1968 student revolution.
Apr 6, 2006 / Feature / Angelique Chrisafis
Moment of Truth Moment of Truth
There is no immigration crisis in the US. But it is time America acknowledged that we need the immigrant workers as much as they need us--and treat them accordingly.
Mar 29, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer
Strangers in the Land Strangers in the Land
Human Cargo and The Rights of Others chronicle the plight of refugees and migrants, revealing how seemingly simple moral positions can assume toxic political form.
Mar 23, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin
Keeping Gideon’s Promise Keeping Gideon’s Promise
Montana is setting the stage for other states in its push to improve legal representation for the poor and to address the lack of competent public attorneys.
Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / Eyal Press
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