9/11: The Satire 9/11: The Satire
I don't know if it's some childhood image left over from Victory at Sea or from a book of pictures my uncle brought back from the service, but when I think about the war in the Pa...
Aug 1, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hal Gelb
The Rush to War The Rush to War
The American Constitution at the very beginning of the Republic sought above all to guard the country against reckless, ill-considered recourse to war. It required a declaratio...
Aug 1, 2002 / Richard Falk
Bubble Capitalism Bubble Capitalism
One bubble burst, then another and another. Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom. The rectitude of auditors--pop. Faith in corporate CEOs and stock market analysts--pop, pop. The self...
Aug 1, 2002 / The Editors
The Church’s Tug of War The Church’s Tug of War
Women are a driving force behind reform in the Catholic Church.
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Angela Bonavoglia
Screening Our Politics Screening Our Politics
Like Pop-Up Video--one of the many things the movie-industry left never anticipated--ancillary factoids keep imposing themselves on Paul Buhle and Dave Wagner's Radical Hollywood:...
Aug 1, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Anderson
California’s Gray Politics California’s Gray Politics
Governer Davis may win re-election only because the GOP's Simon is such a loser.
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
E(D)R For Ailing Turnout E(D)R For Ailing Turnout
After two decades of visiting political nightmares on the state--from the infamous Prop 13 to the immigrant-bashing Prop 187--California's notorious initiative and referendum syst...
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Greens at the Crossroads Greens at the Crossroads
The US Green Party held its first-ever midterm convention since becoming a full-fledged national party in Philadelphia a week ago, and the gathering of seventy-nine delegates from...
Aug 1, 2002 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry
Dying for Work Dying for Work
Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Brits and Drugs Brits and Drugs
"Tell me about the hash bars." "OK, what do you want to know?" "It's legal there, right?" "It's legal, but it ain't 100 percent legal."
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Stacey Butterfield