Chronological Archive -- In These Times

During the final days of the Bush administration, Tim DeChristopher's civil disobedience drew attention to a rushed federal auction for Utah drilling rights.

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By Robert Parry
April 9, 2009

Another Bush Intelligence Failure

Add to the list of President George W. Bush's failures his inability to straighten out what he regarded as… more

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By Jessica Olien
April 8, 2009

Sex, Drugs and ESL

New laws policing foreign teachers in Thailand are mostly ignored.

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By Susan J. Douglas
April 7, 2009

Let’s Expose the Poster Boys of Greed

Boy, have I learned my lesson, which I pass onto you. Do not, under any circumstances, call out any… more

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By Brandon Harris
April 6, 2009

No Sugar-Coating Immigration

A new film will enthrall baseball fans--and anyone fascinated by the endurance of American ideals.

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By Jessica Pupovac
April 4, 2009

Same-Sex Marriage in the Heartland

Iowa becomes the first state in the Midwest to extend the right to marry to gays and lesbians.

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By David Sirota
April 3, 2009

This Is the Truth on Drugs…Any Questions?

Finally, a little honesty. Finally, after America has frittered away billions of taxpayer dollars arming Latin American death squads,… more

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By Elizabeth Sanders
April 3, 2009

Do-It-Yourself Governance

Without new social movements, there will be no new New Deal.

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By Ralph Seliger
April 2, 2009

‘Kidnapped’ in Gaza

A BBC correspondent's book--now available in the United States--details his Gaza kidnapping and collects balanced reportage from the Middle East and Central Asia.

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By Kari Lydersen
April 1, 2009

Global Warming Accelerates

As sea levels rise faster than expected, political and social catastrophes loom.

Democrats Duck Bush Torture Probe

Despite overwhelming evidence of a systematic policy of illegal torture during the Bush era, Democrats appear to be shying away from their own recommendation for a special prosecutor to investigate these apparent war crimes.

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By Joel Bleifuss
March 30, 2009

To Boycott Israel…or Not?

Naomi Klein and Rabbi Arthur Waskow debate whether divestment will bring peace to the Middle East.

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By David Sirota
March 27, 2009

From Newspaper to Commercial Paper

At Northwestern University in the mid-1990s, the journalism professor with the most devoted student following was an understated teacher… more

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By Christina Gerhardt
March 27, 2009

Romancing the Terrorists

The Baader Meinhof Complex glamorizes a Cold War-era German terrorist group without questioning its politics and violence.

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By Salim Muwakkil
March 26, 2009

African-Americans Back Burris

The African-American community's unified efforts to retain Roland Burris as the lone black U.S. senator has chastened national Democrats,… more

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By Judith Scherr
March 25, 2009

Uncovering Haiti’s Hidden History

More than four years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile, questions linger about Washington's involvement.

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By Susan J. Douglas
March 24, 2009

Wanted: A Perp Walk For Plutocrats

My husband and I were engaged in our usual dinner table rant about politics and the economy. Having made… more

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By David Moberg
March 23, 2009

Give CEO Pay the Pink Slip

Capping outsized salaries is the first step toward creating responsible corporations.

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By David Sirota
March 20, 2009

A Government of Men, Not Laws

United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard likes to say that Washington policymakers "treat the people who take a shower after… more

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By Doug Ireland
March 20, 2009

Iran’s History Comes Out

A new book brilliantly details the evolution of gender and sexuality from pre-modern Persia to the 20th century.

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By Megan Tady
March 19, 2009

Building A Broadband Bridge that Holds Weight

Jay Foushee has called his local phone company in rural Roxboro, N.C., numerous times to plead for high-speed Internet… more

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By Joel Handley
March 18, 2009

‘Zee’ End of Blackwater?

The troubled security firm gets a makeover.

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By David Sirota
March 17, 2009

Measuring Electoral Success

In the March 3 special primary election for the 5th congressional district seat in Illinois, formerly held by White… more

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By Steven Fake and Kevin Funk
March 16, 2009

Uncertainty in Sudan

What will the International Criminal Court's indictment of President Bashir mean for the future of Sudan?

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By Silja J.A. Talvi
March 14, 2009

De-escalating the Drug War

Obama's pick to head ONDCP is better than your average drug czar.

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By Eric Lewis
March 12, 2009

Closing America’s Torture Chambers

President Obama was courageous to issue an executive order to close Guantánamo by next January. Having litigated on behalf… more

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By Ralph Seliger
March 11, 2009

From Russia With Mercy

12 is a stunning revision of a classic American film.

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By David Sirota
March 11, 2009

Road Tripping Through Whitopia

Rich Benjamin set out to write about race‚ and wrote about class instead.

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By Achy Obejas
March 10, 2009

The Big Other

A giant stalks the literary landscape.

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By Susan J. Douglas
March 10, 2009

Death by Chutzpah

You know what I'm tired of? Chutzpah. Defined as "utter nerve; effrontery," chutzpah can be admirable, especially when people… more

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By David Enders
March 9, 2009

A Nation Divided

If the war in Iraq is winding down, what does peace look like?

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By Robert Parry
March 8, 2009

War Crimes and Double Standards

New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof--like many of his American colleagues--is applauding the International Criminal Court's arrest order… more