magazine September 2009

Who’s Got the Power?

Progressives find themselves outmaneuvered on healthcare reform.

By David Moberg    campaigns congress medical & health

Aiding and Abetting War Crimes

The Israeli military tested new weapons in Gaza with U.S. support.

By Frida Berrigan    criminal justice international middle east war

COIN Toss

Counterinsurgency failed before, but the United States is trying again.

By Jordan Michael Smith    military military national security war

Israel’s Gadfly

Haaretz's Gideon Levy bucks Israeli media to report on Palestinian suffering.

By Robert Hirschfield    international media middle east

When Renewable Is Not Sustainable

Ethanol and solar power deplete land and water resources.

By Robert Glennon    congress energy environment

Litterers or Life-Savers?

Government prosecutes activists who leave water for immigrants

Fast Food, Slow Justice

Workers protest Yum! Brands firings.

Snapshot: Prayer for Peace

KATHMANDU, NEPAL—On August 5, about 1,000 Tibetan monks, nuns and activists take part in a candle-light vigil at Boudhanath… more

Taming Wall Street Cowboys

A new advocacy group heads to Capitol Hill to counter financial industry lobbyists hungry for deregulation.

Live Free, Die Free

The Final Exit Network, a right-to-die organization, battles government euthanasia accusations.

In Person

Slam of the Free, Poem of the Brave

Activism through spoken word, at the Brave New Voices Poetry Slam.

By Lindsay Eanet   

books

Dixie Media Versus Unions

A new book reveals how Southern media have strengthened the region's corporatocracy.

By Roger Bybee    labor media

books

The Big Green Apple

It's easy being green in NYC.

By Will Boisvert    environment

film

Why Kansas Matters

A new documentary details how politics and religion intersect in America.

By John K. Wilson    movies religion

Editorial

Dems, You Have the Power!

For more than 30 years, Democrats have failed to defend the state in the face of conservative attacks.

Back Talk

News Media ‘Acting Stupidly’

This is irresponsible celebrity journalism posing as something more high-minded because it was allegedly about race relations.

Views

Healthcare's 13 Tyrants

Thanks to our undemocratic system and our corrupt campaign finance laws, the healthcare industry doesn't have to fight a 50-state battle.