Activism

Anatomy of a Bad Law Anatomy of a Bad Law

Before the South Dakota legislature passed landmark legislation banning abortion, it commissioned an objective study of the issue. The result, a flawed and one-sided report, could ...

Mar 30, 2006 / Feature / Lauren Bans

Who Is Killing New Orleans? Who Is Killing New Orleans?

Mayor-appointed commissions and experts, mostly white and Republican, propose to radically shrink and reshape a majority-black and Democratic city.

Mar 23, 2006 / Feature / Mike Davis

Neglect in New Orleans Neglect in New Orleans

A perfect storm of malign neglect is battering the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But the people of New Orleans are fighting back: They deserve our support as they press for the rig...

Mar 23, 2006 / The Editors

In the Path of a Storm, Vets Protest a War In the Path of a Storm, Vets Protest a War

Veterans of Iraq and Vietnam marched from Mobile to New Orleans to mark the third anniversary of the Iraq War, and to call attention to the Bush Administratrion's culture of incomp...

Mar 19, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Three Who Made a Revolution Three Who Made a Revolution

Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan and Jane Jacobs opened vast new possibilities for social transformation by writing about widespread attacks on nature, women and the poor.

Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit

Unborn in the USA Unborn in the USA

In his captivating new book Absolute Convictions, Eyal Press explores the links between his hometown's post-Vietnam decline and its emergence as a battlefield in the national crusa...

Mar 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin

Bringing the War Home Bringing the War Home

The antiwar messages most likely to be heard and acted upon by Congressional Democrats and wavering Republicans will come from their hometowns, where a growing number of activists ...

Mar 9, 2006 / John Nichols

Macho, Macho Militarism Macho, Macho Militarism

On this year's International Women's Day, antiwar feminists take note of how our society has become increasingly militarized as a cult of masculinity has tightened its grip on Amer...

Mar 7, 2006 / Feature / Cynthia Enloe

Corvallis Calls the Troops Home Corvallis Calls the Troops Home

The Corvallis City Council approved a resolution calling for American troops to come home from Iraq.

Mar 2, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter

Where Are the Good Americans? Where Are the Good Americans?

When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no...

Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

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