magazine May 31, 2004

Genocide in Sudan

The United Nations suppresses its own report on ‘the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis’

By Eric Reeves    africa civil liberties international

Cold Turkey

Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become the humane and… more

By Kurt Vonnegut    politics

Fear for Sale

September 11, 2001, was Derek Smith’s lucky day. There were all those pieces of people to collect—tubes marked “DM”… more

By Greg Palast    civil liberties international technology

Candidate Conundrum

Kerry must deal with Bush’s legacy of chaos

By David Moberg    elections politics war in iraq

Power of the Possible

More mainstream than the mainstream, the silent majority finds its voice

If Shirts Could Speak

I’ve just returned from Bangladesh, and I am angry. Not, of course, with the people. They were incredibly warm… more

Depleted Morality

The first signs of uranium sickness surface in troops returning from Iraq

books

The Sorrows of Dogma

The 9/11 commission is confirming what Paul O’Neill, Richard Clarke, Bob Woodward and many others have separately shown: This… more

By Ian Williams    international politics

music

Empire Burlesque

This is a very strange time to be a Bob Dylan fan. After more than 40 years of fighting… more

By Kevin Canfield   

film

Counter Cultural Programming

The November firefight approaches and here we are, awash in a media flashflood of press secretary prevarication, corporate indictment… more

By Michael Atkinson    social justice

Power Pop

Pimping the Vote

Of all the T-shirts to spark controversy in the off-the-rack irony department of trend megastore Urban Oufitters, we should take heart that the… more

The Third Coast

McKinney Rises Again

Many now consider Cynthia McKinney a heroic figure, and revelations in the 9/11 hearings make her previous comments prophetic.

House Call

How Kerry Can Win

At the root of this problem is a Democratic Party that has been, for at least 30 years, wishy-washy on economic issues facing working families.

Editorial

Vietnam Reprise

As In These Times went to press, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were appearing together behind closed doors before… more