Cinema in the Sand
Refugees and celebrities draw attention to a forgotten conflict.
Refugees and celebrities draw attention to a forgotten conflict.
Standing in the supermarket checkout line, I'm accosted by a slew of headlines: Has Jon been cheating on Kate?… more
Indigenous Indian Ocean islanders were brutally displaced nearly 40 years ago to make way for a U.S. military base.
On May 20, federal and New York City authorities arrested four men on charges of plotting domestic terrorist attacks.… more
SAN YSIDRO--On June 1, Pedestrians stand in line while waiting to cross into the United States from Mexico at… more
America's largest private employer has systematically harassed and fired pro-union workers.
Colorado's Bill Ritter (D) is a typical swing-state governor in these most atypical times: overly cautious, predictably equivocal--you know… more
Obama's recovery plan steers GM and Chrysler in the wrong direction .
Porn rentals, duck islands and moat-cleaning are among the frivolities British members of Parliament have charged to their expense… more
A new posthumous collection proves that Nelson Algren's talent outlasted his desire to use it.
A CNN headline, reporting Obama's plans for his June 4 Cairo address, read 'Obama looks to reach the soul… more
Understanding the cliché of the new millennium.
Though not (yet) having children of my own, I often consider what my future offspring won't know about and… more
A veteran correspondent details what's going wrong, and why.
If nonprofits are supposed to save journalism, why aren't their reporters allowed into congressional press galleries?
A Forgotten Injustice chronicles the mass deportation of Mexican immigrants in the 1930s.
A new anthology fills a void by collecting political plays written by American women.
The recent meeting between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted the difficulty of untying the… more
Business-sponsored ‘scholars’ deliver anti-union talking points.
Behind the hoopla, military spending continues to rise.
Without a bailout, newspapers will lay off staff, fewer journalists will report important stories, there will be no Fourth-Estate… more
The fate of labor’s top legislative priority is in the Senate’s hands.
Why this may not be the second coming of the New Deal after all.
There is no one, it seems, that the U.S. mainstream news media loves more than Colin Powell, a "moderate"… more
President Obama seeks a world without nuclear weapons, but there are signs a key treaty is unraveling.
Somewhere, likely in a basement, the next great documentarian is scavenging YouTube for clips of congressional inquisitions, Wall Street… more
A bitter labor conflict ultimately failed in Decatur, Ill., during the mid-'90s. But a new book argues that tactics developed there by locked-out workers strengthen today's labor movement.
First, the good news: One of the most comprehensive pieces of energy and climate legislation ever drafted by members… more
Keeping the corporation formerly known as Blackwater out of Skunk Hollow.
The anxiety over the selection of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa obscures a significant milestone: For the… more
Netanyahu's coalition begins to govern, as the world awaits a two-state solution.
Fossil fuels can't last forever. A new book plans for a world without them.
The most stunning and least reported news about President Obama's press conference with health industry executives this week wasn't… more
Yes, it is socialism, but nationalize the banks already.
So I was making dinner, and on NPR I hear, to my amazement, a report by Robert Siegel and… more
The Obama administration plans a new round of 'public safety' programs in Latin America.
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) had every reason to free himself from the wing nuts that bind the rusty Republican… more
Even if you don't dig on swine, it has become impossible to avoid them. If you're not pummeled by… more
It is hard to believe that Wall Street does not recognize it has failed. Late last month, America's largest… more
Bolivia extracts its lithium, environment be damned.
Barack Obama could become America's first human rights president.
When I took an editing job at Bloomberg News in March 2000, my arrival coincided with the bursting of… more
Colombian plantation workers are fighting an uphill battle to unionize and secure better working conditions.
Arizona public defender Isabel Garcia speaks out against U.S.-Mexico border policy.
As counsel for the Warren Commission, Arlen Specter described a "magic bullet" that changed America. Four decades later as… more
America's first black president refused to attend a U.N. conference on racism.