magazine August 2006

Narcissists Rђ Us?

Three decades later, Christopher Lasch's analysis still neatly explains why self-love will tear us apart

By Silja J.A. Talvi    art books politics

Rechecking the Balance of Powers

The Bush administration has finally been rebuked for its repeated efforts to evade judicial review

By Glenn Greenwald    middle east prison

Students vs. Sweatshops, Round III

The Designated Supplier Program targets college clothing companies

By Mischa Gaus    activism labor

Economic Populism Proves Popular

To thwart legislation that put caps on payday lending rates, Republican lawmakers in Oregon had to pass it

By Christopher Hayes    congress economy regulation

Processing Pain at Smithfield Foods

NLRB rules that Smithfield violated the rights of workers trying to organize.

By Aaron Sarver    corruption labor medical & health

Nurses Fight to Retain Right to Unionize

An NLRB ruling undercut the rights of millions to unionize by reclassifying them as supervisors.

Mexican Vote Count Still in Question

Vote count in Mexican presidential election undecided after election.

Hasterts Earmarks: Pork or Politics?

former Speaker Hastert in land deal scandal that questions legitimacy of federal funding.

Bigger Salaries for Big Box Workers?

Will Chicago Pass a Big Box Ordinance to raise worker wages?

Blowing the Whistle on Diebold

Diebold's electronic voting machines fraught with problems and conspiracy theories

Superheroes: Invisibles No Ms

Mexican laborers, real superheroes.

By Gabriel Thompson    activism art immigration

Death of a Tokers Utopia

Michigan's Raindbow Farm a remnant of Hippie Culture

By Steven Wishnia    books civil liberties religion

Jane Jacobs, Reconsidered

Jane Jacobs transformed urban planning

By Sandy Zipp    architecture art books

Cmon, Get Happy

Being happy has become commercial, individualized, and barbaric.

In Politics, Comedy is Central

Comedy is a rising medium for political satire and critique.

By Jessica Clark    elections media politics television

Enough With the Celebutantes!

Gossip and celebrity obsession has become the herpes of the mass media, blistering previously celebrityfree zones like the news.

A Terrifying Distraction

The FBI's arrest of seven supposed terrorists in Miami last month is a case of governmental entrapment even more threatening than the NSA spying program.

Go On, Amend Away

Let's focus on issues, not symbols. If the Democrats get sucked into a debate about who is the most patriotic, they're dead.

If the Paint Sticks, Sling It

Eli Pariser says MoveOn is trying to find out: "How do you take the issue of corruption and tie it to the politicians that we need to beat in November?"

Thank You, Mr. Bush

Feeling grateful to the Bush administration is a rare experience. But sometimes the White House can do something right, even if for the… more

Unexploded Ordnance: Our Legacy in Laos

As the years pass and the men who dropped the bombs expire in their beds, the rate at which Laotians die from U.S.… more