magazine July 11, 2005

Battling Big Cola

Parents and health advocates fight to make sure Pepsi is not the choice of a new generation

By Mark Winne    corporations education

Thanks, But Well Do It Ourselves

Against enlightened administration

By Slavoj Zizek    europe international

No More of the Same

"The Death of Environmentalism--Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World," by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, excerpted on… more

By Adam Werbach    environment

No Negotiation

Sharon reveals his plans for the West Bank

By Neve Gordon    international middle east

Hand Over the Keys

A generous gesture can make a difference

By Nir Eisikovits    international middle east

Class Consciousness Matters

What's missing from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal

By David Moberg    economy media

Revolution in Bolivia

The government's failure to nationalize its natural gas industry has led to an explosive situation

The Cannabis War

Supreme Court decides one battle, but activists vow to fight on

Arrest the Messenger

The government of Niger imprisons anti-slavery activist Ilguilas Weila

Journalists, not Activists

If any more proof was needed that we live in an upside-down world, the saga of TV news… more

theater

Embedded with Tim Robbins

Embedded, written and directed by Tim Robbins, is a play that examines the War in Iraq through its… more

By Joel Bleifuss   

movies

Embedded with Tim Robbins

Embedded, written and directed by Tim Robbins, is a play that examines the War in Iraq through its… more

By Joel Bleifuss   

Torture Fatigue

"The Christian in me says it's wrong," Army Specialist Charles A. Graner Jr. said of torturing prisoners in… more

By Silja J.A. Talvi    media military

books

Terrornomics

Why can't we come to terms with terrorism? "Terrorism" is like "pornography"--we think we "know it when we… more

Origin of the Specious

In wars, even cultural ones, it is crucial to know the opposition--their strategies, their theories, their deceptions. Mark… more

books

Original Sin

It is convenient to attribute the current anemic state of the anti-war movement to the ephemeral attention span… more

music

Respect the Technique

Critics frequently trash hip hop because commercialism dominates the genre. But, as Bakari Kitwana notes in his new… more

By Anna Grace Schneider   

books

Respect the Technique

Critics frequently trash hip hop because commercialism dominates the genre. But, as Bakari Kitwana notes in his new… more

By Anna Grace Schneider   

Scott Bloch's Sad Saga

Openly gay staff members bore the brunt of Bloch's wrath and were the focus of his reassignment plans.

The Third Coast

Black Men: Missing

As we limp into the 21st century, a gender gap is rending the fabric of the entire African-American community.

Editorial

Move Over, Boomers

"The old era of political party identification is giving way to a disaggregated thunderdome of cause-based politics, distributed democracy, MoveOn house parties and do-it-yourself politics."