The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega The Kinder, Gentler Daniel Ortega
A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.
Jan 19, 2007 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
ACLU v. ACLU ACLU v. ACLU
The civil liberties organization is engulfed in a tumultuous family feud over its controversial leader.
Jan 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
Jan 16, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Bangladesh Slips Into Chaos Bangladesh Slips Into Chaos
First a postponed election, now a state of emergency: Bangladesh is slipping into chaos and could be Islamic extremists' next target.
Jan 12, 2007 / Feature / Indrani Sen
Newspapers…and After? Newspapers…and After?
Newspapers may be dinosaurs in the age of new media, but they have enough life to guide--and even define--our politics.
Jan 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Gitmo Turns Five Gitmo Turns Five
It's been five years since the first prisoners arrived at the US Naval base at Guantánamo. Will the new Congress undo the damage?
Jan 11, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz
Mirror, Mirror On the Web Mirror, Mirror On the Web
Web 2.0's greatest success capitalizes on our need to feel significant, admired and, above all, seen.
Jan 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge Iraqi Civilians Brace for a Surge
Sunni civilians have reason to fear more fighting, not only from a potential surge of US troops but also Kurdish militias mobilized by the Iraqi government.
Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / David Enders
Ominous Signs of a Wider War Ominous Signs of a Wider War
The naming of Adm. William Fallon to replace Gen. John Abizaid as head of Centcom is an ominous sign that Bush is preparing for a wider war.
Jan 10, 2007 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty
The Garden State has become the center of gravity in the fight to abolish capital punishment.
Jan 7, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney