Opinion

Entrapping Inflated Threats

Terrorist "plots" exposed by the administration have been notable for their lack of credible threat and the whiff of political opportunism

Salim Muwakkil

Can Habeas Corpus Be Restored?

Congressional Dems are finding it hard to do

Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium

Food Poisoning for Thought

Food regulators in both China and the United States have a financial or career stake in the profitability of the industries they are supposed to oversee

Terry J. Allen

A GLBT Center of Their Own

A combination of public and private funds, Chicago's new GLBT community center enjoys broad political support and is the first of its kind in the country

Laura S. Washington

The Enduring Lies of Ronald Reagan

Though the GOP continues to canonize the fortieth president, we can't forget his legacy as a liar and a foreign policy flop

Susan J. Douglas

Officially Contemptuous of Congress

A new GAO report confirms that Bush's signing statements have undermined the rule of law

Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium

Torture By Another Name

The origins of "enhanced interrogation techniques" can be traced to the German Gestapo

H. Candace Gorman

Thicker Than Oil

Iraq Veterans Against the War take the baton from their Vietnam-era counterparts

Joel Bleifuss

Entrapping Inflated Threats

Was the terrorist plot to blow up JFK Airport a threat or a joke?

Salim Muwakkil

With an Empire to Build, Who Needs an Iraqi Parliament?

The Bush administration has brought democracy to Iraq, only to ignore it

Allen McDuffee

The Legacy of Tailhook

Supporting our troops at any cost overshadows holding them accountable for sexual assault within military

Susan J. Douglas

Locking Attorneys out of Guantánamo

Government launches war against habeas counsel under claim that lawyers are "acting as a conduit for the media"

H. Candace Gorman

Blaming Hip-Hop for Imus

Instead of blaming rappers for vulgarity, social resources should be channeled to combat the conditions that create those lyrics

Salim Muwakkil

Postal Rates = Free Press

Rate hike pushed by media conglomerate Time Warner threaten small and medium-circulation publications

Robert McChesney

America’s Child Soldier Problem

Terry J. Allen

Kurt Vonnegut’s Last Interview

The late, great author on family, freethinkers and the entertainment in Indiana

Heather Augustyn

The Guantánamo Hunger Strike

Fasting prisoners force-fed twice a day as 30-inch plastic tubes are forced into their esophaguses

H. Candace Gorman

Why Women Hate Hillary

She reinforces the Genghis Khan principle of American politics that our leaders must be ruthless and macho

Susan J. Douglas