The Presidential Pageant The Presidential Pageant
Here they go again: Bigfoot media are crafting the narratives that will distort the candidates, the issues and the entire presidential campaign.
Sep 13, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Playing With Numbers Playing With Numbers
The Bush Administration's Civil Rights Commission would like us to believe that affirmative action harms black students by placing them in situations where they can't keep up.
Sep 13, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Progressive Jews Organize Progressive Jews Organize
A new wave of grassroots Jewish activism is emerging around issues like housing, healthcare and education.
Sep 13, 2007 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Daniel May
Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff
The Administration has come to regard the law as a barrier to security and a literal weapon of our enemies, and sees crime as a legitimate tool to fight terror.
Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Melber
The Secret White House The Secret White House
By classifying an unprecedented amount of information, the Bush Administration is shrouding its workings in mystery--and threatening our democracy in the process.
Sep 7, 2007 / Feature / Ruth Rosen
Welcome to Fleece U Welcome to Fleece U
Our mission is to take feckless teenagers like you and turn them into full-fledged debtors.
Sep 6, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Ha’aretz, Israel’s Liberal Beacon Ha’aretz, Israel’s Liberal Beacon
A spirited daily paper is the last remaining defender of Israel's tradition of dissent.
Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Patriot Act’s Wide Net Patriot Act’s Wide Net
The Gonzales Justice Department used the Patriot Act to prosecute a gang of eco-arsonists as terrorists.
Sep 6, 2007 / Ken Olsen
Onward, Secular Soldiers Onward, Secular Soldiers
Memo to candidates: There are more atheists, agnostics and skeptics out there than you think. How about sending us some love?
Sep 6, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Reaganites Reconsider Reaganites Reconsider
Even staunch conservatives are becoming alarmed at the Bush Administration's unconstitutional expansion of presidential powers.
Sep 6, 2007 / Charlie Savage