Social Justice

Israeli Army Vets Speak Out Israeli Army Vets Speak Out

Breaking the Silence comes to America.

Mar 1, 2008 / Feature / Eyal Press

Wanted: More White Babies Wanted: More White Babies

A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.

Feb 18, 2008 / Kathryn Joyce, The Nation Video, and Brett Story

Antiwar Group Collapses Antiwar Group Collapses

Tom Matzzie, leader of Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, has resigned his position and dissolved a major and well-funded coalition of anti-war groups.

Feb 9, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Cool Devastation Cool Devastation

American movie-goers finally get to see Cristian Mungiu's stunning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

Feb 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive

Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.

Feb 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Firestone’s Super Bowl Fumble Firestone’s Super Bowl Fumble

Few people watching the Firestone-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show are aware of the company's reputation in Liberia for harsh working conditions, child labor and environmental ru...

Feb 1, 2008 / Feature / Ruthie Ackerman

Right to Strike Imperiled in Cananea Right to Strike Imperiled in Cananea

If the Mexican government and Grupo Mexico succeed in smashing a miners' strike, the reverberations will be felt even across the US border.

Jan 25, 2008 / Feature / David Bacon

The Mourning After The Mourning After

The antiabortion movement has found a new face to exploit for political gain. And it's male.

Jan 17, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Blustain

Long Roe to Hoe Long Roe to Hoe

Improving the sorry state of US reproductive health policy requires serious shifts within the women's movement and the abortion rights movement.

Jan 17, 2008 / Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman

Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess Lawyers for the Poor Muzzled in Subprime Mess

Civil legal aid attorneys could have sounded the alarm years before the subprime scandal began destroying the lives of urban poor--but Congress wouldn't let them.

Jan 16, 2008 / Feature / Laura K. Abel

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