The Bruja The Bruja
This Week: Dieter Countryman would like to do some enhanced interrogating, while Congresswoman Kang drops in to get in the groove with a witchy woman.
Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Getting Georgia’s War On Getting Georgia’s War On
Russia's war in Georgia excites John McCain and the same neocons who led us into earlier disasters.
Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition
How will the Olympics play in the Chinese equivalent of Peoria, among a populace skeptical of the government's intent and eager to tout their own economic clout?
Aug 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess
Does GOP Stand for Grampa’s Old Politicians? Does GOP Stand for Grampa’s Old Politicians?
The future of the Republican brand rests in the text message happy hands of young America--which should scare the living daylights out of John McCain.
Aug 6, 2008 / Feature / Andy Kroll
Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq
Everyone was baffled by the President's use of the term "time horizon" for withdrawal from Iraq. But when you consider the term's origin on Wall Street, it makes perfect, cynical s...
Aug 5, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Burgers or Biofuel? Burgers or Biofuel?
Biofuels have become the new villain in the climate change and food crisis debate. But America's consumption of meat is a bigger part of the problem than the cars and trucks we dr...
Aug 4, 2008 / Feature / Frances Cerra Whittelsey
Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation Truth and Consequences Under the Israeli Occupation
A Palestinian journalist's life and work shed light on the violence in Israel's "dual" society.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Mohammed Omer
The Hilton Hotel Incident The Hilton Hotel Incident
While the whole world was watching, this is what Chicago's finest did.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / The Nation
The Bitter Legacy of LBJ The Bitter Legacy of LBJ
It was a rigged convention, and the Chicago police were spoiling for a fight.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Carey McWilliams