magazine February 28, 2005

The Axis of Oil

China and India are locked in an increasingly aggressive wrangle with the United States over the world’s most… more

By Jehangir Pocha   

Freedom from Reality

A compliant press allows Bush to spin an inaugural yarn of abstract nonsense

By Robert Parry   

Blind Faith

One of the biggest changes in politics in my lifetime is that the delusional is no longer marginal.… more

By Bill Moyers   

Cashing in on Cons

Undercover at the American Correctional Association's 2005 Winter Conference

By Silja J.A. Talvi   

In Harm's Way

The Pentagon's anti-malaria drug of choice can cause dangerous side effects

By Brian H. Kehrl   

The Other Aftershock

The Bush administration seeks normalization of ties with Indonesia and its brutal military

Distortion 101

In spite of the facts, Bush's Department of Health and Human Services keeps pushing abstinence

Keeping the Faith

Even after a two-day snowstorm pummeled Chicago in late January, the parking lot of the Trinity United Church… more

movies

Docs Rock Sundance

“We’re 21, which is usually thought of as the age of consent,” Robert Redford said at the opening… more

By Pat Aufderheide   

Comings and Goings

Late last year, word surfaced that the pioneering alt rock band the Wedding Present would release a new… more

By Kevin Canfield   

books

Slow Food for a Dying Planet

Take I-40 east from Albuquerque, N.M., for about three hours and hit the brakes just before the Texas… more

By Mark Winne   

books

Lincoln Unvarnished

Last month, in his inauguration speech, George W. Bush brazenly assumed the mantle of the Great Emancipator, quoting… more

By Phyllis Eckhaus   

Editorial

R.I.P. FDR?

In his inaugural address, George W. Bush accomplished two things. Judging from the accolades, he successfully branded his administration—“freedom” is its name.… more

Dems: Because They Can?

Kerry told a group of progressives that Democrats should be permitted more latitude in supporting the anti-abortion line.

The Third Coast

The Persistent Taint

This is the time of year when the subject of race is almost mandatory for a black commentator. The period between King… more

Capitol Report

Ill Communication

Powell's greatest accomplishment—besides keeping children safe from Janet Jackson's nipple—may be inadvertently awakening a media reform movement.