Social Justice

Visionaries Wanted Visionaries Wanted

New homes for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina need not be the penitentiary-style public housing we've come to dread. Bring in architects who know how to create human-scale dwe...

Sep 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman

Open Letter to Laura Bush Open Letter to Laura Bush

Poet Sharon Olds writes an open letter to Laura Bush, explaining why she won't break bread at the White House.

Sep 19, 2005 / Sharon Olds

NYU’s Poison Ivy Itch NYU’s Poison Ivy Itch

When one of New York's biggest and most liberal institutions gets into the business of union-busting, it's hardly an internal matter.

Sep 15, 2005 / Andrew Ross

Memorial Chauvinism Memorial Chauvinism

The controversy over the World Trade Center cultural institutions is one more episode in a long, often bitter dispute over how 9/11 should be remembered and understood.

Sep 8, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Let the People Rebuild New Orleans Let the People Rebuild New Orleans

Let the evacuees of New Orleans take the lead in determining how the billions of dollars in reconstruction funds are used to rebuild their lives and their city.

Sep 8, 2005 / Column / Naomi Klein

Honor Their Sacrifice Honor Their Sacrifice

Mounting American casualties alone cannot turn us away from this ill-advised war. Democrats and anti-war advocates should let words and peaceful actions speak, instead of guns and ...

Sep 1, 2005 / Jonathan Schell

Spying on the Protesters Spying on the Protesters

It's déjà-vu all over again: National Guard units and federal, state and local law enforcement are spying on antiwar activists.

Sep 1, 2005 / John S. Friedman

How to Say No How to Say No

Counter-recruitment projects are mobilizing to push back on the growing militarization of America's schools. Here's a list of resources.

Aug 25, 2005 / Feature / Leah Caldwell

Solidarity, 25 Years Later Solidarity, 25 Years Later

That brief explosion in Gdansk of civic participation and political innovation contains secrets and gems of political ideals that can be achieved.

Aug 25, 2005 / David Ost

Lessons of Camp Casey Lessons of Camp Casey

There is no possible strategy to win in Iraq. Now is the time for activists to reach out to the families of soldiers in Iraq who may feel betrayed.

Aug 25, 2005 / The Editors

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