Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo Letter From Venezuela: The Land of Chavismo
Although the United States itches to do away with Hugo Chávez, his socialist policies are alleviating poverty and earning the people's trust. To Bush's chagrin, the Venezuel...
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / Chesa Boudin
Watershed Watershed
It's time for Democrats to break out of their risk-averse habits and blaze a new trail--if they can only remember how.
Nov 16, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Dismay Grows Over US Torture School Dismay Grows Over US Torture School
As peace activists converge on Fort Benning for the annual demonstration to shut down the School of the Americas, companion protests are taking place across Latin America, as revul...
Nov 15, 2006 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Letter From Canada: The New Christian Right Letter From Canada: The New Christian Right
Canada's new conservative prime minister is forging ties with US conservatives and evangelicals as Canada moves toward an Americanized Christian state.
Nov 9, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hedges
A New Idea Grows in Alabama A New Idea Grows in Alabama
Poverty, race and obesity have a lot in common. In Alabama an underfunded federal program addresses the problem by providing fresh produce to low-income residents and seniors.
Nov 9, 2006 / Feature / Mark Winne
‘Arrows for the War’ ‘Arrows for the War’
The Christian "Quiverfull" movement measures a mother's spiritual resolve by the number of children she raises, each one an arrow in the quiver of God's army.
Nov 9, 2006 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce
Bush Crony to Head UN’s Food Program Bush Crony to Head UN’s Food Program
John Bolton's surprise announcement that a former Washington Times editor will head the UN's World Food Program bodes ill for the idea that competence is more important than politi...
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote Democracy Worked for SD Abortion Vote
The electoral process worked for pro-choice advocates in South Dakota, overturning an abortion ban with a grassroots appeal to keep the government out of citizens' personal lives....
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Lost in Connecticut Lost in Connecticut
Joe Lieberman won an idiosyncratic victory. He holds his seat despite his relentless support for Iraq, rather than because of it.
Nov 8, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro
The Return of Daniel Ortega The Return of Daniel Ortega
Despite Daniel Ortega's many flaws, the return of the Sandinistas to power creates the possibility that his challenge to the "savage capitalism" of the previous regime can genuinel...
Nov 7, 2006 / Feature / Mark Engler