Snapshot: H1N1 in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN--Young Afghans wear face masks as they walk in the main market on Nov. 2, 2009, in Kabul,… more
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN--Young Afghans wear face masks as they walk in the main market on Nov. 2, 2009, in Kabul,… more
In the parlance of our times, the term "Idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots--and the term "idiot" is… more
A nationwide initiative pulls museums into one of today's most highly charged issues: immigration.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has given Americans a glimpse of the ugly truth about their future job… more
Opaque prose aside, Judith Butler's new book asks crucial questions about how we tolerate state-sanctioned death.
Too big to regulate, the banks need to be broken up.
First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage. Now they're threatening services to the sick and… more
A new group takes the fight for a single-payer system directly to insurers—and politicians.
If we are to revive American schools, we must top dwelling on despair and rejoice at the power of learning, a new book argues.
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As peace accord negotiations continue, the ousted president speaks from his Brazilian Embassy refuge.
Miners, environmentalists clash over coal.
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A new liberal Washington lobby comes of age at its first annual conference.
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A bold proposal for meeting human needs through a permanent U.S. employment program.
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A common sense approach to stopping unnecessary death.
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In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the origins of contemporary optimism.
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Mario Savio and the Free Speech Movement.
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One year after the Wall Street bailout, real reform of the financial sector is still a dream.
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Jurors in capital cases must pledge support for the death penalty.
A young Honduran activist was almost certainly tortured and killed by the military.
It's not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner's), that you don't orgasm every time you have intercourse,… more
Three parables for progressives and the Grand Old (Democratic) Party.
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No matter what prominent U.S. apologists say, the military takeover of Honduras was—and is—violent and unjust.
Why diesel engines and vegetable oil should become best friends.
Last month I received an e-mail from my alma mater, Boston University, containing the following invitation: "Save the Date!… more
Is 'heirloom design' the cure for consumption?
A woman was being carried down the road in a bed. I have encountered some strange things in South… more
The global justice movement evolves.
I don't get it. I know that's the simplistic refrain of every 10-year-old, but I'm 33 and I mean… more
A few months ago, healthcare reform seemed inevitable. Then came August. So-called teabaggers, with their dire warnings of a… more
Lies, violence and the fight for freedom in Honduras.
How tired are you of seeing a tiny minority of wingnut Americans--"birthers," "teabaggers," Obama-haters--get so much coverage in the… more
An Israeli professor's support for the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement sparks controversy.
Not your average left-handed, gay, Jewish congressman.
Siliguri, West Bengal, India--On September 28, a girl carries the head of the goddess Durga after its immersion in… more
What's with all the zombies lately? That could be a question about one of the hippest retro fads that… more
The case for an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The right is trying to undermine one of the left's most effective groups, Acorn, using film clips of the… more
The quest for a new kinship with nature might just save us.
Every powerful state relies on specialists whose task is to show that what the strong do is noble and… more