magazine March 2008

Escape From Recession

What you should know about the economic stimulus package

By Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel   

The New Cartographers

What does it mean to map everything all the time?

By Jessica Clark   

Joys of 'The Wire'

Some critics have called HBO's hit series 'depressing' and 'nihilistic.' They couldn't be more wrong.

By Brian Cook   

Apocalyptic Activism at Sundance

The Sundance Film Festival is now the most important U.S. market for independent film. Because of the writers'… more

By Pat Aufderheide   

All For None

Split on the candidates, unions hope to unite over a common agenda

By David Moberg   

Jose Padilla Brings Torture to Trial

Can a DOJ lawyer be held accountable for advocating the inhumane?

By Doug Cassel   

It's Also the Congress, Stupid

Empowering Capitol Hill progressives is just as important as presidental campaign platforms.

By David Sirota   

Silenced in the Barracks

The Pentagon fails to protect U.S. troops from sexual abuse

By Jessica Pupovac   

A Playwright's Traumatic Vision

Christopher Shinn is about to become a force in American theater. The 32-year-old New Yorker's first play, "Four,"… more

By Jarrett Dapier   

AMA's Conflicted President

Dr. Nancy Nielsen's résumé is exhaustive. Currently a clinical professor of medicine and senior associate dean for medical… more

From Autocracy With Love

Even as one-horse races go, Russia's current presidential campaign lacks suspense. There seems little doubt that President Vladimir… more

Salties Ordered to Swish and Spit

Zebra mussels, "bloody red shrimp," quagga mussels and round gobies are a few of the invasive species that… more

Challenging Indian Land Trusts

Across Indian country, two things are never in short supply: rich natural resources and endemic poverty. That paradox… more

FDNY Spies

In New York City, the Department of Homeland Security is training New York City firefighters to assist in… more

The Next Great Awakening

A few years ago, a young union organizer asked me, "Which are the good churches and which are… more

Political Climate Change

Paul Krugman, president of the Hillary Clinton fan club, writes in his New York Times column that if Barack Obama gets the… more

A Foggy Kristol Ball

Kristol is a mean-spirited and dangerous propagandist, but he's also really a dope and a stooge.

The Third Coast

How Black is Obama?

The notion of inherent 'blackness' is a concept of commerce, coined to justify European plunder and maintain an enslaved workforce.

Droppin' a Dime

Missing: Minorities in Media

At a time when we are on the cusp of electing our first black president, the press corps dissecting the race remains overwhelmingly white.

The Hippocratic Oath Dies in Gitmo

The dungeon masters at Guantanamo moved Al-Ghizzawi to Camp 6, a supermax facility where prisoners are kept in isolation.

The Malign Magic of Misdirection

It's the oldest trick in the book. The magician flashes the shiny object to misdirect the audience's attention from the real action.… more