magazine June 2006

Saving Secular Society

Whenever I talk about the growing power of the evangelical right with friends, they always ask the same question:… more

By Michelle Goldberg    religion

Bankruptcy Law in Shambles

What happens when the credit card industry writes congressional legislation? According to the judges who have to enforce it, anarchy

By Brian J. Rogal    economy judiciary politics regulation

Why Exiting Iraq Wont Be Easy

Iraqis may hate the occupation, but they fear U.S. withdrawal

By Chris Toensing    war and peace

Delphi Dodges Union Contracts

Bankruptcy is the newest tool in the corporate battle against workers

By David Moberg    economy labor trade

Anarchist Cheerleader Elected

Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings refocuses her radicalism after surprise win

By Andrew Stelzer    activism elections politics social justice

Literature Consumed

George Saunders' new novel, In Persuasion Nation

By Brian O’Grady   

NSA Thwarts Whistleblower

Russell Tice has something to say, but there is no one he can talk to. He explained as much… more

Drug Warriors Push Eye-Eating Fungus

Why are members of Congress advocating the use of a dangerous crop-killer in Colombia?

GOP Jams Democracy

How high did the Republicans' New Hampshire phone scheme reach?

Iran Exports Anti-Gay Pogrom to Iraq

The murder of gay men in Iraq represents the importation of the anti-gay killings being carried out in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Biofuel Challenges Big Oil

Biofuel corporations promise big benefits, but environmentalists have their doubts

Pow! Shazaam! Its ғMinoriteam!

Behind the scenes of a controversial new Cartoon Network show

By Silja J.A. Talvi    art race television

Iraq on the Big Screen

Who should define what a war is "about"? By any ethical standard, that right should fall to the besieged--those… more

By Michael Atkinson    art movies war

books

Renovation as a Way of Life

David Owen's Sheetrock & Shellac: A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement

By Steve Weinberg   

Veronica Mars, Class Warrior

Why this teen series is smarter than you think.

By Christopher Hayes    economy television

Hooray for Hookergate!

Wilkes, it seems, was using a sketchy limousine company to connect his friends with escorts and making hospitality suites available in that most suggestive of Washington crash pads, the Watergate Hotel.

Editorial

Information Highway Robbers

What makes the Internet revolutionary is that it is democratic, open to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. That could soon… more

Droppin' a Dime

Democrats Gear Up on the Ground

After years in the wilderness, a new Democratic Party is emerging, and not a moment too soon. One reason is candidates like Sheldon Whitehouse.

If Ken Lay Was Black

A few greedy guys became obscenely rich while allegedly bilking workers and stockholders out of millions--why is this narrative a flatliner?

The Third Coast

Science: The Drug Wars Latest Victim

Despite a wealth of new information regarding the therapeutic potential of marijuana, the U.S. government refuses to alter its prohibitionist restrictions.

The Iraq War--On Drugs

Ready for deployment is not the same as mentally healthy, and the army's long-term interests smack hard against its need for warm bodies, no matter how dangerous continued action may be to an individual's mental health.