Experts in Terror Experts in Terror
The US government relies heavily on the testimony of self-styled terrorism experts in prosecuting the "war on terror." But how credible are they?
Jan 17, 2008 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz
Nationalists Stirring in Iraq Nationalists Stirring in Iraq
An emerging Sunni-Shiite coalition could change the face of Iraq--if the United States steps back and gets out of the way.
Jan 16, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess
Civil legal aid attorneys could have sounded the alarm years before the subprime scandal began destroying the lives of urban poor--but Congress wouldn't let them.
Jan 16, 2008 / Feature / Laura K. Abel
Dirty Tricks, South Carolina and John McCain Dirty Tricks, South Carolina and John McCain
Undone in South Carolina by the Bush campaign's dirty tricks in 2000, John McCain now turns to the man who smeared him.
‘Catastrophic Times’ for Black America ‘Catastrophic Times’ for Black America
The devastating impact of the mortgage crisis on black communities dominated Jesse Jackson's latest economic summit. What solutions does Barack Obama propose?
Jan 12, 2008 / Feature / Max Fraser
The Real Mike Huckabee The Real Mike Huckabee
An interview with a preacher and longtime political confidant reveals that Huckabee's not the sunny figure the media's leading lights have conjured up.
Jan 11, 2008 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Repress U Repress U
Surveillance 101: Big Brother goes to college.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Scars and Stripes Scars and Stripes
Liberia's former child soldiers deserve more than the empty promises the world has given them.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Ruthie Ackerman
The Voter ID Fraud The Voter ID Fraud
The conservatives ensconced on the Supreme Court are set to uphold draconian ID requirements on voters that will redefine electoral politics in America.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Garrett Epps
Jinnah’s New Republic Jinnah’s New Republic
Seldom has a state been created under such contradictory pressures or with such a load of full-grown problems.
Jan 9, 2008 / Feature / Andrew Roth