magazine March 2006

Sundance Docs 2006

Have the marketplace successes of Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11) and Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low… more

By Pat Aufderheide   

In an Illinois Primary, Threes a Crowd

The race for Henry Hyde's seat raises the question of whether democrats should fight, keep the faith or grow the grassroots

By David Moberg    elections

Lies, Damn Lies and Poverty Statistics

How an archaic measurement keeps millions of poor Americans from being counted

By Christopher Moraff    economy

Were Sanctions Worth the Price?

As conflict with Iran looms, questions remain about the moral implications of sanctions

By Christopher Hayes    international

General Condemnation

Retired Lieutenant General William Odom was the director of the National Security Agency between 1985 and 1988. Currently a… more

By George Kenney    military

Meat-Industrial Complex

How factory farms undercut public health

By Mark Winne    environment

Men Growing Up to be Boys

Madison Avenue cultivates a Peter Pan version of masculinity

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    gender media

An Anti-Gay Easter

Whose children will be allowed to participate in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll on April 17? Not… more

Globesity en Español

Latin America fights the battle of the bulge

The Gulf Rush

While President Bush was making a post-Katrina "show" landing in New Orleans on January 12, declaring it a "heck… more

Victory in the Medicare Drug War?

In 2000, both George Bush and Al Gore promised a Medicare drug benefit if they got elected. Millions of… more

books

Party of One

During the debate over NAFTA more than a decade ago, a corporate lobbyist tried to persuade Jeff Faux, founder… more

The Lies of Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy is so ubiquitous in France's media that he is universally referred to as BHL. But in Parisian… more

By Doug Ireland   

books

Dear Postindustrial Capitalism

Can I resign as the CEO of Brand Me, Inc? While profits and productivity are up, and product recognition… more

By Jessica Clark    technology

books

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome

Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary talks about her provocative new book

By Silja J.A. Talvi    race

Black Leadership Wanted

Historic events have a way of burning off the mists. Coretta Scott King's Feb. 7 funeral surfaced age-old political rip tides. The Republican… more

The Third Coast

Islam vs. the West: Clashing Sensibilities

The violent reactions of some Muslims vindicate the arguments of neoconservatives that Islam is an inherently anti-modernist religion.

Back Talk

Friedan and King: Super Models

Recall life in 1964: Abortion was illegal, there were no sexual harassment laws, no battered women’s shelters and a conviction of rape required two eyewitnesses.

The Crescent Menace

Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, having already passed himself off as an expert on women's reproductive health, is now a self-proclaimed scholar of… more

Capitol Report

Untangling the Next Telecom Act

The last thing that the network giants want is for the public to realize what's going on—which is why it's never been more important to speak out.

Are Hospitals Hazardous to Your Health?

Margaret Jannetti and David Cohen were victims of a lax and secretive medical system. Both underwent surgery and both died, not on the… more