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July 31, 2006 Issue

The Editors call for a recount in Mexico, Patricia Williams explores the faux community of Facebook and MySpace, Stuart Klawans reviews Pira…

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Editorial

Too High a Price

The spreading violence in Lebanon and Gaza demonstrate that the collective punishment of the Palestinian and Lebanese people is not only inhumane and should be condemned but also l...

The Editors

Revised Military Handbook (cartoon)

Steve Brodner

David ‘Duff’ Dretzin

David "Duff" Dretzin had a big heart, a social conscience and a keen sense of humor. He will be missed.

The Editors

The ‘Kennedy Court’

By casting the decisive vote in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and other contentious disputes, Justice Anthony Kennedy plays a crucial role in a Supreme Court that may soon veer off in ...

David Cole

Lawyers Challenge Bush

Citizens, lawyers and constitutional scholars of all political stripes have reason to be concerned about President Bush's use of "signing statements," which assert his right to ign...

Mickey Edwards

Lawless in Gaza

The latest bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon demonstrates that there will be no end of violence until Israel agrees to negotiate with the democratically elected Palestinian leadership.

The Editors

Mexico’s Tiger Stirs

A recount of disputed ballots in the contested presidential election is the surest way to strengthen Mexico's fledgling democratic institutions and forestall potential political an...

The Editors

Column

Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy

By saying that the Israel-Lebanon crisis simply represents the "birth pangs of a new Middle East," Condoleezza Rice underscored the Bush Administration's blindness to the disastrou...

Robert Scheer

Guernica, Again

The targeting of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon summons the image of Picasso's wrenching mural that memorialized innocents caught in the crossfire.

Nicholas von Hoffman

Open Mike, Closed Mind

Bush's boorish comments at the G-8 summit revealed more than his ignorance of the Mideast: His policies have made the US a helpless bystander as the entire region burns.

Robert Scheer

Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes

After pressure from the local newspaper and the City Council questioning the use of sweatshop labor to create Pittsburgh Pirates regalia, Major League Baseball seems willing to lis...

Dave Zirin and Derek Tyner

The Times Is Us

In wartime, you lose the luxury of choosing your allies: The Bush Administration's attacks on the New York Times are attacks on us all.

Eric Alterman

The 600 Faces of Eve

The digital environs of Facebook and MySpace are ruled by assortive principles and the misplaced faith that an actuarial table is any kind of community--beloved, political or other...

Patricia J. Williams

A Summary of Bush Administration Statements on Its Conduct of the ‘War on Terror’

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Readers write back about Ari Berman's coverage of the Democratic National Committee, Eugene Richards' photojournalism and William Johnson's coverage of the Teamsters.

Our Readers and William Johnson

Feature

Web, Lieberman and the Netroots

As progressive bloggers seek the ouster of Joe Lieberman, they have recruited "Reagan Democrat" Jim Webb to challenge George Allen in Virginia. What does this say about netroots De...

Ari Melber

Trump U.

Why go to a real college? Enroll in Donald Trump's virtual university and you'll learn all you need to know for $29 or your money back!

Nicholas von Hoffman

Take Back Our Country

Fighting words from a 98-year-old activist about the power of the people to demand peace and achieve peace justice in these troubled times.

Elsie Fox

Nasrallah’s Game

To some observers, the attacks orchestrated by Sheik Sayed Hassan Nasrallah that detonated Israel's ruthless assault on Lebanon look like a death wish--but it's almost impossible t...

Adam Shatz

The UN’s Mideast Mission

The United Nations can be a useful tool in settling the current crisis in Lebanon and Gaza, but only with US support. It is up to President Bush to get on the phone to Ehud Olmert ...

Ian Williams

Mumbai’s Other Casualty

One week after bombs ripped through commuter trains in India's financial capital of Mumbai, the carnage has finally been tallied: 182 people killed and 900 injured.

Graham Usher

Putin’s Foes Fall Flat at Summit

As Vladimir Putin played host to the G-8 summit, opposition groups from the right and left staged events that challenged Putin's authority and paraded their grievances to Western m...

Anna G. Arutunyan

Fear and Shopping in Beirut

As Lebanon braces for a descent into an all-too-familiar chaos, anger and the quest for comfort have sent people to the streets in search of bread and someone to blame. Ann...

Annia Ciezadlo

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: Guidepost or Relic?

As the Bush Administration continues to exercise an inordinate amount of power, will the Supreme Court's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ruling become a guidepost for future government o...

Aziz Huq

Questions for Katha Pollitt

Katha Pollitt answers questions about feminism, politics and her new book, Virginity or Death! And Other Pressing Social Issues of Our Times.

Emily Amick

The G-8’s Risky Nuclear Embrace

As leaders of the world's richest nations gather in St. Petersburg to craft a global energy security strategy, they're poised to endorse a major expansion of nuclear power. Bad ide...

Mark Hertsgaard

From Imperialism to Empire

The crises faced by Bush signal not only the errors of his Administration but the end of imperialism itself--and the emergence of new, more dangerous forces.

Michael Hardt

Swing-Time in New Mexico

In the ultimate swing district of the ultimate swing state, Patricia Madrid is trying to unseat New Mexico Representative "Leather" Heather Wilson. Is her Mountain State liberalism...

Marc Cooper

Born-Again Rubinomics

Is Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin's new "conceptual framework" of economic reform an acknowledgment of neoliberalism's failures or simply a repackaged version of Clintono...

William Greider

Rage Against the MSMachine

The Yearly Kos Convention revealed a blogosphere whose media critique is hampered by its political ambitions. Why can't progressives repair the press, not dismantle it?

Lakshmi Chaudhry

Green Grows Grassroots

In the Bush era, the green movement has become a paper tiger. It must regroup, reframe and reach out across the lines of race and class that have kept environmental issues at the p...

Mark Hertsgaard

A Conversation With Robert Rubin

The former Treasury Secretary speaks candidly on the inherent inequities of globalization and the political, social and economic challenges that lie ahead.

William Greider