magazine November 2006

Wave of Party Switchers Hits Republicans

Citing extremism, more GOPers are joining the Democrats

By Hans Johnson    elections politics

Semper Fi: The Way to Win

Lane Evans' career in Congress teaches progresssives a lasting lesson.

By David Moberg    congress politics

What We Learn When We Learn Economics

Is a little economics a dangerous thing?

By Christopher Hayes    economy education

Witnessing Extraordinary Rendition

Nonprofit organization Witness uses video like the new film Outlawed, to document human rights abuses worldwide.

By Aaron Sarver    activism movies social justice

All Praises to the Pause

Alice Walker wants us to enjoy "the pause" - the moment when something major is accomplished and Wisdom requires us to stop and reflect.

By Alice Walker    activism books gender religion

Ethnic Cleansing in Russia

Putin stokes the flames of xenophobia by targeting non-Slavs in Georgia.

Immigrants Sue to Retrieve Funds Seized in Arizona

Immigrants sue to retrieve fudns seized by Arizona state government.

DoJ Quashes Wiretapping Inquiries

Department of Justice sues states to protect its questionable wiretapping policies with major telecommunications companies.

Lawyers Fight for Habeas Rights

The Military Commissions Act suspends Habeas corpus for foreign citizens accused of hostilities against the U.S.

The Power of Mean

Fuller argues that the moral power of Rankism = that everyone experiences being a somebody and a nobody - can overcome the innate force of bullying?

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    books

Beyonce's Bootyful B'Day

Beyonce Knowles's transformation as a pop star exemplifies the quarterlife identity crisis felt by many twenty-somethings.

By Natalie Y. Moore    art gender media

Women and Their Boxes

For too long women have dwelled on the categories that box them in.

By Phoebe Connelly    books gender lgbt

Blumenthals First Draft of History

Princeton University Press has published a compilation of articles by Sidney Blumenthal called How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime

Back Talk

Fear and Voting in the USA

The media are missing possibly one of the biggest stories of our time: widespread outrage, despair and fear over the subversion of a host of democratic processes.

A Nation Is Not a Plate

Back in April 2004, when the political breeze was blowing rightward, kite-cum-journalist Bob Woodward gave readers of his then-new book, Plan of Attack,… more

Farrakhan Steps Back

While Farrakhan is often credited (or blamed) for sustaining the link between Islam and Black Nationalism, his role in maintaining peace between rival factions has been overlooked.

Make Democrats Earn Black Votes

African Americans will be a key element in the coming Democratic revival in Washington. It's time for them to extract their pound of flesh.

The E. coli Free Market

Since the advent of giant industrial enterprises in the late 19th century, corporate capitalism in the United States has been defined by its… more

Corporate Secrecy Spreads Pharmafakes

The suffering of millions could be eased by issuing public health warnings from available information that is currently kept confidential by the pharmaceutical… more