Society

The President’s Jihad The President’s Jihad

The Bush Administration's jihad against newspapers that reported on a secret program to monitor the personal-banking records of unsuspecting citizens is more important than the ori...

Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

We Don’t Believe in Politics We Don’t Believe in Politics

If teenagers can't figure out how to participate meaningfully in politics, they will have lost their voice, impact and power.

Jun 27, 2006 / Camila Domonoske

Atrophy of the Well Atrophy of the Well

Few of us can now imagine a world without freshwater, but look to the future, when the scarcity of this most basic commodity will profoundly change our lives.

Jun 27, 2006 / LiAnn Yim

Wake-up Call Wake-up Call

By adopting the principles of natural capitalism, America can regain its sanity and reverse the reckless use, overuse, waste and destruction of our natural resources.

Jun 27, 2006 / Brie Cubelic

A Generation of Peace A Generation of Peace

"I dream of the day that our children will turn the pages of history books and look to my generation, who said no to the horrors of war and chose nonviolence over nonexistence."

Jun 27, 2006 / Zaid Jilani

America’s Most Trusted Source of News: Ourselves America’s Most Trusted Source of News: Ourselves

Rather than let pundits guide our public policy debates, citizens must seize the initiative and join the conversation.

Jun 27, 2006 / Nikolas Bowie

Bush and the Ten Commandments Bush and the Ten Commandments

No President in living memory is as overtly religious as George W. Bush. But just how well have the President and his henchmen kept the commandments?

Jun 26, 2006 / Brooke Allen and Patrick Doyle

The Plot Against America The Plot Against America

John Updike's Terrorist rips its plot from the headlines. But the book's Irish-Egyptian protagonist is paper-thin, and its jihad-lit plot remains stubbornly inanimate, devoid of pa...

Jun 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Shainin

Generation Lockdown Generation Lockdown

California's juvenile justice system is broken everywhere you look. An ambitious plan for reform could bring much-needed improvements, but does it go far enough?

Jun 25, 2006 / Feature / Mark Sorkin

Biker Mecca on Sacred Ground Biker Mecca on Sacred Ground

Native American activists are braced for a tense summer, as a motorcycling entrepreneur goes forward with plans for a resort that will draw hundreds of thousands of bikers to the s...

Jun 24, 2006 / Feature / Anne Keala Kelly

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