Sorel’s People Sorel’s People
In Literary Lives, caricaturist Edward Sorel tells all and then some about giants like Yeats, Proust, Hellman and Jung within the humble frame of a comic strip.
May 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
Big Brother Bugs Portland Big Brother Bugs Portland
Why does the FBI find it necessary to spy on Portand's City Council?
May 26, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Colombia’s Deep Divide Colombia’s Deep Divide
Colombia's subtly demagogic President Uribe gained the advantage in the upcoming election by leveraging the strength of anti-left paramilitaries, drug trafficking and a culture of ...
May 25, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Cindy Sheehan: Mother of a Movement? Cindy Sheehan: Mother of a Movement?
Cindy Sheehan is more a symbol of the peace movement than its leader, a unifying force who seeks to bridge divisions among those who seek an end to war.
May 25, 2006 / Feature / Karen Houppert
Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace
As conditions worsen in Darfur, the nascent International Criminal Court, whose mandate is to bring genocidaires to justice in a chaotic environment hostile to the rule of law, is ...
May 24, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich
‘Why Can’t We?’ ‘Why Can’t We?’
Confronting the forces of war, genocide and lawlessness begins with the belief that individual citizens have the power--and the responsibility--to focus our government's mind, chan...
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Samantha Power
Bitter Wine for Israel’s Bedouins Bitter Wine for Israel’s Bedouins
Israel's plans for a series of farms and wineries designed to draw tourists to the Negev Desert is the latest insult to its marginalized Bedouin population.
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Neve Gordon
The Scramble for Oil The Scramble for Oil
The Bush Administration's warm embrace of the Equatorial Guinea's despotic President Teodoro Mbasogo demonstrates how low it will go in pursuit of oil.
May 18, 2006 / Feature / Cora Currier
The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty
The limp grassroots response to Democratic gubernatorial candidates reveals that the plummeting popularity of one party doesn't automatically translate into support for the other.
May 18, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Target Ford Target Ford
When the Ford Foundation came under pressure, it revised its grant-making standards, restricting the political activities of its grantees.
May 18, 2006 / Feature / Scott Sherman