The Color of Money The Color of Money
Four new books explore the politics, culture and racial awareness of the hip-hop generation.
Feb 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Greg Tate
Betty Friedan, 1921-2006 Betty Friedan, 1921-2006
Betty Friedan lived a big life and wrote a big book that helped change our world, in every way, for the better.
Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Government’s the Problem Government’s the Problem
Complicated drug plans are the result of promises fulfilled.
Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Right to Be Offended The Right to Be Offended
The question raised by cartoons deemed offensive to Islam has never been whether or not to draw the line but where it should be drawn.
Feb 9, 2006 / Gary Younge
A New Black Power A New Black Power
It's time to transform the two-party system into something more equitable by introducing smaller political groups based on special interests: Consider the power of a black voting b...
Feb 8, 2006 / Feature / Walter Mosley
Senators Mull an Internet With Restrictions Senators Mull an Internet With Restrictions
Telephone and cable bigwigs pitched their vision of a pay-to-play Internet to the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday, and web visionaries pushed back. Lawmakers seemed baffled by th...
Feb 8, 2006 / Feature / Celia Viggo Wexler and Dawn Holian
Fury Over Foreigners Fury Over Foreigners
Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with inef...
Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Georgia’s King Tribute Rings Hollow Georgia’s King Tribute Rings Hollow
Abolishing the death penalty was one of Coretta Scott King's signature issues. The irony is that Georgia remains one of the leading practitioners of the death penalty.
Feb 7, 2006 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
The Value of a Number The Value of a Number
Racial tensions between black and Latino players have been exposed in the ongoing controversy over how to honor Roberto Clemente.
Feb 6, 2006 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Reap the Whirlwind Reap the Whirlwind
The rise of Samuel Alito and the death of Coretta Scott King mark the end of an era and the abandonment of our civil rights legacy by both political parties.
Feb 3, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro