magazine June 20, 2005

Revenge of Global Finance

When the final installment of the Star Wars series, Revenge of the Sith, brings us the pivotal moment of… more

By Slavoj Zizek    economy

George in Georgia

The president's short, happy visit to the former Soviet state masked the long-term failures of U.S. policy.

By Frida Berrigan    administration europe international

Three-Dimensional Economics

CAFTA won't help U.S. workers, and blocking it may help the rest of the world

By David Moberg    labor

Crash Landing

United Airlines' ditching of this pensions may well precipitate a national crisis

By Jack Rasmus    labor

Tainted to the Core

Why conflicts of interest are hazardous to your health

By Jennifer Washburn    medical & health

Injuries to All

A human rights report details the gruesome cost of the Bush administration's hostility to workplace safety

By Jamie Daniel    labor medical & health

Free Speech in Action

The media reform conference offered differences of opinion but a singular resolve

Before Sunset

A broad coalition is pushing Congress to rein in the Patriot Act

The Gossip

"To speak behind others' backs is the ventilator of the heart." This pearl of wisdom from Marjane Satrapi's grandmother… more

The Real Memogate

President Bush gratefully received Tony Blair's support for the invasion of Iraq, but that relationship may now be turning… more

The Childrens Crusade

Military programs move into middle schools to fish for future soldiers

The Battle for PBS

The story I'd like to share with you goes to the core of our belief that the quality of… more

By Bill Moyers    media

film

Look Out, It's Real!

"Look out, Haskell, it's real!," shouts a crew member, in the watershed moment from Haskell Wexler's 1969 seminal is-it-real-or-is-it-cinema,… more

By Michael Atkinson   

The Third Coast

Millions More Amassing

Organizers of the Millions More Movement took their cues from criticism of the 1995 Million Man March.

Editorial

Lose the Faith

Christianity has been much on the minds of American politicos. Since the November "moral values" massacre, both parties have frantically positioned themselves to… more

Jesus, Is This News?

Blinded by their own erroneous news frame that the last election was all about "moral values," the news media are devoting more airtime to everything Jesus.

A State Run News Service?

Public broadcasting is the latest front in the Republican majority's assault on the "liberal" media. After years of trying to destroy public broadcasting… more