Social Justice

Empty Boots, Ravished Hearts Empty Boots, Ravished Hearts

Rows of plain black boots and empty pairs of baby shoes and dancing slippers are a mute testament to the American soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have perished in Iraq, as shown i...

Oct 21, 2005 / Feature / Shreema Mehta

Squeezing the Have-Nots Squeezing the Have-Nots

Fitful efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast unfold against a backdrop of looming economic disaster: rising unemployment and interest rates, misplaced priorities and a recession that w...

Oct 13, 2005 / William Greider

Protest and Pushback on Campus Protest and Pushback on Campus

Student protests against the presence of military recruiters on campus are on the rise. So are angry--sometimes violent--pushbacks from conservative students and campus police.

Oct 12, 2005 / Ryan Grim

The Young Chickenhawks The Young Chickenhawks

Young Republican activists on campus love George W. Bush and zealously support the war. But are they willing to fight? Not really.

Oct 12, 2005 / Clarisse Profilet

Peaceniks Flood DC Peaceniks Flood DC

Last week's antiwar rally in Washington sent a single, unequivocal message: At home and abroad, the Bush Administration is a complete failure.

Sep 29, 2005 / Liza Featherstone

St. Pat’s Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges St. Pat’s Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges

Four peace advocates were acquitted of federal conspiracy charges in connection with a 2003 protest of the Iraq War.

Sep 27, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth Bauchner

Make Levees, Not War Make Levees, Not War

New Orleans was top-of-mind for more than 100,000 peace advocates in Washington who delivered a clear and unified message, protesting the Bush Administration's war in Iraq and its ...

Sep 25, 2005 / Liza Featherstone