Society

Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater

Lawsuits by families of soldiers-for-hire killed in Falluja have put a major war profiteer in the cross-hairs.

Apr 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

John Yoo’s Tortured Logic John Yoo’s Tortured Logic

The Berkeley law professor's carte blanche constitutionalism was a gift to the Bush Administration, offering legalistic justifications for lawless behavior.

Apr 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes

Media Assault on Latin America Media Assault on Latin America

US media coverage of the rise of the Latin American left is an echo of the Bush Administration's simplistic, knee-jerk rhetoric.

Apr 13, 2006 / Feature / Jonathan Cook

Theocons and Theocrats Theocons and Theocrats

The infusion of religion into American politics has become the GOP's Achilles' heel, turning the Republican Party of Lincoln into the party of theocracy.

Apr 13, 2006 / Feature / Kevin Phillips

A Short History of the Pads of Brillo A Short History of the Pads of Brillo

Martians visiting planet Earth are mystified by the racist ruckus over Representative Cynthia McKinney's hair.

Apr 13, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Suppressing the N.O. Vote Suppressing the N.O. Vote

Fewer than half of New Orleans's black voters will be able to participate in upcoming city elections, thanks to passive opposition from the Bush Administration and listless advocac...

Apr 13, 2006 / The Editors

Immigrants and Us Immigrants and Us

Progressives should join forces with immigrant advocates to create a broad social movement placing the rights of immigrants at the heart of a struggle for economic justice.

Apr 11, 2006 / The Editors

A Conversation With Dan Wakefield A Conversation With Dan Wakefield

Dan Wakefield talks about his new book, The Hijacking of Jesus, and his optimism about the growing power of the religious left.

Apr 10, 2006 / Feature / Eric Stoner

The Nino Scalia Guide to Sicilian Hand Gestures The Nino Scalia Guide to Sicilian Hand Gestures

It can now be revealed that Justice Antonin Scalia has compiled his own secret list of Sicilian hand gestures expressing subtle jurisprudential points.

Apr 10, 2006 / Feature / Garrett Epps

Rabbit’s Revenge Rabbit’s Revenge

Time-honored traditions of Christianity are being challenged by scientists and scholars questioning the motives of Jesus, Judas and the power of prayer.

Apr 10, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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