Act Up Against AIDS Act Up Against AIDS
It's been 25 years since the first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, and as world leaders gather at the UN to assess the state of the epidemic, people will be taking to the streets to ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
Leap into the Fray Leap into the Fray
The new generation of academics and scholars is challenged to join, elevate and improve the national conversation, and persuade the public to come back to politics.
May 30, 2006 / Feature / Victor Navasky
Mexico’s Exodus: Blip on the Radar? Mexico’s Exodus: Blip on the Radar?
Declining birthrates in Mexico give the lie to American fears of an influx of immigrants. As birthrates plummet around the world, America's real problem may be a shortage, not a su...
May 30, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Political Power of Words The Political Power of Words
The X factor in the midterm elections may well be the English language--specifically, the biased terminology that seeps unchallenged into mainstream media political coverage.
May 30, 2006 / Feature / Dean Powers
Empire State For Peace Empire State For Peace
If you're a New Yorker angry about the war and the Democratic Party leadership's failure to make the case for a quick withdrawal, then add your name to a petition appealing to New...
May 30, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
The New Cheerleader The New Cheerleader
The favorite spin of the Bush administration and its amen corner in the media in recent weeks has been the line that: Aside from quagmire in Iraq, things are going great -- especi...
May 30, 2006 / John Nichols
All About Paris All About Paris
Senator Bill Frist has promised a vote to repeal the estate tax soon after Memorial Day and the spin on this issue is as egregious as it is outrageous. So let's get one thing stra...
May 30, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Failing Policy’s Last Argument A Failing Policy’s Last Argument
Having lost all positive reasons for the Iraq War, the Bush administration and its allies have fallen back on the last argument of a failing policy: We can't afford to lose in Ira...
May 30, 2006 / The Nation
MySpace, MyPolitics MySpace, MyPolitics
The massive immigrant rights protests drew participants via technology-driven organizing, from text messaging to social networks like MySpace. Is this the shape of political campai...
May 30, 2006 / Feature / Ari Melber
Teamsters: Changing to Win? Teamsters: Changing to Win?
A strong Teamsters union is a powerful weapon in the fight for all working people. But the Teamsters need to rebuild their own house before they can rebuild labor's.
May 30, 2006 / Feature / William Johnson