Another Country Another Country
Chronicling the final, devastating months of the Civil War, E.L. Doctorow's new novel, The March, reveals the author's complex love for an earlier version of America.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Vince Passaro
Frontier Injustice Frontier Injustice
In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson's core belief was a fervent defense of land.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Anatol Lieven
What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation
From the beginning, the Iraq War has been driven by perceptions. Why do mainstream media continue to avoid reporting that a majority of Iraqis want US occupation forces to leave?
Oct 11, 2005 / Feature / Tom Hayden
With Friends Like This… With Friends Like This…
An endorsement from James Dobson is scary enough, but the vituperative attack on Harriet Miers by the right raises other questions about why some conservatives are agitated about h...
Oct 11, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Ten Questions for Harriet Miers Ten Questions for Harriet Miers
Corporate power and money control our lives and our politics as never before. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Harriet Miers's nomination hearings, here are ten lega...
Oct 11, 2005 / Morton Mintz
Building a New Table Building a New Table
People of the Gulf Coast should build community networks to ensure they have a voice in rebuilding discussions usually limited to real-estate developers and government officials.
Oct 6, 2005 / Feature / David Dyssegaard Kallick
Communities Without Borders Communities Without Borders
Guest worker programs are a threat to the communities Central American migrants forge as they sweep across the US. These programs undermine the economic rights of immigrants and na...
Oct 6, 2005 / Feature / David Bacon
The Little Black Book of Virtues The Little Black Book of Virtues
The Wicked Witch stomps in his defense and the wise old tortoise explains his reasoning. But Mother Courage knows the truth behind William Bennett's racist comments.
Oct 6, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Blank Check for Bush? Blank Check for Bush?
Recent rulings upholding the right of the executive branch to jail and try terror suspects in military tribunals raise questions about whether the judiciary can keep presidential p...
Oct 6, 2005 / David Cole
Pat Tillman, Our Hero Pat Tillman, Our Hero
War hero and former NFL star Pat Tillman was not the GI Joe icon created by Pentagon spinmeisters. He was a fiercely independent thinker convinced that the war in Iraq was illegal....
Oct 6, 2005 / Dave Zirin