Anatomy of a Murder Anatomy of a Murder
Cynthia Carr's Our Town seeks to uncover hidden truths about a 1930 lynching in small-town Indiana. But Carr fails to break the code of silence that many of the town's inhabitants,...
May 24, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Bradley
Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace
As conditions worsen in Darfur, the nascent International Criminal Court, whose mandate is to bring genocidaires to justice in a chaotic environment hostile to the rule of law, is ...
May 24, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich
The Wiretapping Tango The Wiretapping Tango
The NSA surveillance scandal raises questions about whether phone companies will become pawns of an Administration bent on expanding its power.
May 24, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro
‘Why Can’t We?’ ‘Why Can’t We?’
Confronting the forces of war, genocide and lawlessness begins with the belief that individual citizens have the power--and the responsibility--to focus our government's mind, chan...
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Samantha Power
Surveillance for Sale? Surveillance for Sale?
It's outrageous enough that the NSA is secretly monitoring Americans' calling patterns. But has anyone considered what would happen if unscrupulous monitors sold that information t...
May 22, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Insecurity State The Insecurity State
Americans are now caught in a security paradox: We expect the government to protect us, but its responses make us feel even more insecure.
May 18, 2006 / Donald W. Shriver Jr.
The False Bird Flu Scare The False Bird Flu Scare
The United States has fueled a worldwide overreaction to the threat of a bird flu pandemic, putting AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other crucial global health programs at risk.
May 18, 2006 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Phone Spies Phone Spies
Democrats in Congress must press for a full investigation of NSA phone call surveillance and prove that the rule of law is an asset, not an obstacle, to national security.
May 18, 2006 / The Editors
What Bush Got Right What Bush Got Right
Bush has taken a sensible stance on immigration, but his plummeting credibility will prevent people from embracing his proposals.
May 17, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Science and the First Amendment Science and the First Amendment
If you can lie about science and get away with it, you can lie about anything. That's why we must say no to ideological zealots who are waging war against science and against democ...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Patricia Princehouse