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Frederika Randall contemplates the end of Berlusconi, Jonathan Cook looks at how US media echoes Bush Administration rhetoric on Latin Ameri…
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Editorial
As Upton Sinclair's novel turns 100, it reminds us that the best way to
nurture pride in America is to see its underbelly--and tell the truth
about it.
Kevin Mattson
LES JEUNES--UNE VICTOIRE!
The Editors
Recent elections see Italy divided as it has not been since 1948, but
Romano Prodi has reason to be confident that his center-left coalition
will prevail.
Frederika Randall
The Democratic Party needs to reset its moral compass and close the
gap between workers' pay and CEO salary by raising the minimum wage.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
The visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao underscores the
deteriorating US-China relationship, yet the Bush Administration is
making matters worse with diplomatic insults to the Ch...
Peter Kwong
If President Bush wants to tell the truth to the American public, he can make Cheney, Rove and Libby come clean about their role in the Plame affair.
David Corn
Fewer than half of New Orleans's black voters will be able to participate
in upcoming city elections, thanks to passive opposition from the Bush
Administration and listless advocac...
The Editors
Column
Bush's nutty nuclear braggadocio on Iran is a sign of weakness, not
strength, proof that his five-year Administration is an abysmal
failure.
Robert Scheer
If the Bush Administration is serious about dropping an atomic bomb on
Iran, it's really going to have to work on selling the concept.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Analytical weaknesses in a controversial academic paper on the impact
of the "Israel lobby" on US Mideast policy hinder its authors' attempt
to pierce the wall of ignorance and int...
Eric Alterman
Martians visiting planet Earth are mystified by the racist ruckus over
Representative Cynthia McKinney's hair.
Patricia J. Williams
Feature
The Pentagon casts China as the Next Big Threat, but the Chinese regime
is a far greater threat to its unmoored and angry citizens. China's
unbridled economic expansion has also be...
Stephen Glain
As Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi take the reins of power, Italians should seek evidence of Berlusconi's true role in the run-up to the Iraq War.
Steve Cobble
Can Peruvian presidential hopeful Ollanta Humala shed his authoritarian
image and chart a new course for his country?
Mark Engler
Corporate tax preparers like H&R Block continue to target taxpayers
hungry for rapid refunds with questionable loans.
Bernice Yeung
When it comes to mixing God and government, conservatives differ greatly from the rest of the electorate.
Kevin Phillips
US media coverage of the rise of the Latin American left is an echo of
the Bush Administration's simplistic, knee-jerk rhetoric.
Jonathan Cook
Latin America's new leftist leaders are making deals that threaten US dominance in the region.
Greg Grandin
The infusion of religion into American politics has become the GOP's
Achilles' heel, turning the Republican Party of Lincoln into the party
of theocracy.
Kevin Phillips
A global, grassroots campaign against Coca-Cola is using product bans
and lawsuits to shed light on the corporate giant's exploitation and brutality in Colombia, India and elsewher...
Michael Blanding
Books & the Arts
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's journey toward stillness has been halted
by the roar and rawness of his latest piece.
Paul Griffiths
The art on display at the Whitney Biennial 2006 doesn't have to tell us
it's not morning in America: We know that by watching the evening
news.
Arthur C. Danto
The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift
to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for
lawless behavior.
Stephen Holmes
As Upton Sinclair's novel turns 100, it reminds us that the best way to
nurture pride in America is to see its underbelly--and tell the truth
about it.
Kevin Mattson
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