Lebanon’s Bloody Summer Lebanon’s Bloody Summer
Rocked by violence and sectarian hatred, Lebanon faces its presidential elections in paralysis, bound to a political system that's no longer viable and stymied over what kind of co...
Jul 10, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
Military veterans speak on the record about attacks on Iraqi civilians.
Jul 10, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian
The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
In a special investigation of the impact of the war on Iraqi civilians, interviews with fifty combat veterans reveals disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq--brutal a...
Jul 10, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian
What We Owe the Working Poor What We Owe the Working Poor
The Supreme Court's recent decision to deny home-care workers the right to overtime pay is speeding a race to the bottom that will affect every working person.
Jul 9, 2007 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt
OpenLeft Aims to Open Doors in DC OpenLeft Aims to Open Doors in DC
Matt Stoller, Chris Bowers and Mike Lux have launched a new website designed link progressive outsiders with DC insiders.
Jul 9, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Reclaiming Sports Reclaiming Sports
Political struggle and its relation to sports is a question not of the past but of the future.
Jul 6, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Iraq, By the Numbers Iraq, By the Numbers
No need to wait until September to see if the surge is working. Just look at the numbers.
Jul 2, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
An Even Newer Left An Even Newer Left
The US Social Forum in Atlanta drew visionaries and veterans--of war and social movements--to chart a course for progressives.
Jun 30, 2007 / Feature / Dan Berger
Remembering Vilma Espín Remembering Vilma Espín
A Cuban writer pays tribute to Vilma Espín, wife of Raúl Castro and Cuba's first lady, who fought tirelessly for the rights of women in a male-dominated country.
Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
End of an Era at the LA Weekly End of an Era at the LA Weekly
The Rupert Murdoch effect: The progressive LA Weekly has gone from a well-reported newspaper to a flashy tabloid with "gotcha" articles.
Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Jon Wiener