First Person: Porto Alegre
About 100,000 people marched through the streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil, to mark the conclusion of the third annual… more
About 100,000 people marched through the streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil, to mark the conclusion of the third annual… more
Morvern Callar gets at you through your eardrums. Its gifted young director, Lynne Ramsay, has described her second feature… more
In 1930, the Mexican painter José Clemente Orozco finished his mural Prometheus at Pomona College in Southern California. Orozco… more
In 1905, Leo Tolstoy wrote a scathing letter to the Times newspaper of London, attacking governments in general and… more
100,000 people traveled to Brazil for the World Social Forum, where the looming war with Iraq dominated the agenda.
Opposition to war against Iraq has grown steadily in recent weeks, both at home and abroad. The January 18… more
Sectarian Reality Opposition to President Bush’s plans for a war against Iraq has burgeoned over the past weeks. But… more
But activists still disagree on the best course to 'another world'
Following my last military reserve duty, I was kicked out of my unit, the educational corps of the Israel… more
In November, Kurt Vonnegut turned 80. He published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952 at the age of… more
The real reasons and the likely consequences of the next war
It's a diplomatic issue, not a military one," the Bush administration keeps telling the world. The go-slow, wait-and-see approach… more
President Bush may or may not go to war against Iraq, but we do know that he has already… more
CHICAGOKathleen Zellners got a cure for everything from medical negligence to irresponsible property management: It comes in one hefty… more
The language of film may be universal, but don’t tell that to the Motion Picture Association of America—you might… more
When Lester Chambers stepped onto the stage to galvanize the audience with “People Get Ready,” his band included one… more
Spike Lee’s latest—his 20th feature including TV work—is at long last the raging masterpiece many have suspected him capable… more
Should the United States go to war with Iraq—and if so, how? The 38 contributors to the important and… more
Ebrahim Yazdi is the leader of the Iran Freedom Movement. Since his days as a student activist protesting the… more
Ali Asghar Gharavi, a member of the Iran Freedom Movement, is one of Iran’s most prominent pro-democracy activists and… more
Lawrence Lessig explains how the corporate obsession with intellectual property threatens our scientific and creative future.
The power of corporations to censor was greatly expanded by the passage in 1998 of the Digital Millennium Copyright… more
Maj. Doug Rokke is “hot.” No, he’s not sweating. Nor is his physique the object of admiration. He’s “hot”… more
Many tributes and eulogies have been written for Sen. Paul Wellstone since his tragic death in October. He was… more
Dalits face a new threat from India's Hindu nationalists.
Ahmedabad, India--December’s watershed elections in Gujarat sent India reeling to the right. The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)… more
Charlotte and the resegregation of America's public schools.
In the past decade, a veritable Kindergulag has been erected around schoolchildren, making them subject to arbitrary curfews, physical… more
In page after dreadful page of his latest book, Bush at War, Bob Woodward demonstrates an old adage about… more
Serious social critics could once dismiss hip hop’s purveyors as a bunch of crude vulgarians extolling ghetto-centric lifestyles. No… more
Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott’s retroactive endorsement of Jim Crow apartheid, at Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday party on December… more
Have you ever thought about the baby-bottle nipple and the extensive impact this small object has had on society?… more
The word “ineffable” is a paradox: If something is truly too great for words, why have a word for… more
In another sign of the U.S. military’s increasing encroachment into civilian life, all high schools are now obligated to… more
Can progressives win the battle for the party’s future?