‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.) ‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.)
If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.
May 17, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Third World Idea The Third World Idea
The Third World was never imagined as a place but rather a project, one that was ultimately doomed by globalization--it awaits a resurrection.
May 17, 2007 / Vijay Prashad
New Energy for America New Energy for America
Under Bush, the right has failed to address energy independence. Can Democrats rise to the challenge?
May 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
The Secret’s Success The Secret’s Success
Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Micki McGee
George, Mahmoud, Benedict George, Mahmoud, Benedict
In an era when every Ann, Isaiah and Tim can bask in the toxic green glow of homophobe fame just by throwing around the F-word a few times in public, it's nice to know that some pe...
May 17, 2007 / Richard Kim
Nutter Wins in Philadelphia Nutter Wins in Philadelphia
A favored Democrat's mayoral primary win divides a city between those who support his hardball anticrime tactics and minorities who see them as a blueprint for racial profiling.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Stuck in the Sand Stuck in the Sand
It's dispiriting for opponents of the war that a motion to bring an end to combat operations in Iraq by March 2008 received only 29 votes in the Senate yesterday.
May 17, 2007 / Ari Berman
Dems Sell Out on Trade Dems Sell Out on Trade
The so-called bipartisan compromise on trade is a bad deal for all who seek to reform corporate-led globalization.
May 16, 2007 / The Editors
Agent of Intolerance Agent of Intolerance
Jerry Falwell is best known for crusading against abortion and homosexuality. But early on, he skillfully used race to galvanize the Christian right.
May 16, 2007 / Feature / Max Blumenthal