magazine April 2006

Pulp Non-Fiction

A paper mill at the border of Argentina and Uruguay causes massive protests

By Kelly Hearn    labor south america

The Ultimate Fighting Anarchist

He is, without a doubt, the toughest subscriber to In These Times. Standing 5' 9" tall, weighing 240 pounds… more

By Gabriel Thompson   

Race Riot?

It's far too easy to pin recent violence in the L.A. County Jail on ethnic tensions

By Silja J.A. Talvi    criminal justice race

Hotel Workers Rising Tide

A "Movement for Equality" tops UNITE HERE's agenda

By David Moberg    labor

Broke Cowboy

For folks like Samuel K. Beaumont, Sr., this year's Defense of Marriage Acts, set to appear in November on… more

By Annie Anderson    lgbt

CW Network: Back in Black?

Diversity is an integral part" of the newly formed CW television network, says spokesman Paul McGuire. On May 18,… more

By Natalie Y. Moore    race

A Primary Concern

Free Trade could be key for Democrats in '08

By David Sirota    elections

Head of Stage

Berlusconi uses members of Congress as props in his bid for re-election

Fear of the Polish Plumber

Neoliberalism's discontents are fighting back in Europe. The "Polish plumber"--a symbol of cheap labor--became a catchphrase in France's "No"… more

Contraception in the Crosshairs

In March, Wal-Mart announced that it would carry Emergency Contraception (EC)--commercially sold as Plan B--for the first time in… more

A Legal Limbo

Abdul Hamid Abdul Salam Al-Ghizzawi is frantic. "He is in very poor health, which deteriorates day after day (details… more

television

Acting Your Race

The day after the 2006 Oscars, Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan penned a scathing critique of the academy's… more

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    race

books

Barbarians at the Helm

First they ignore you," opens Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga's new book Crashing the Gates, "then they laugh… more

By Christopher Hayes    elections technology

GOP Trashed in Special Elections

Democrats are winning, often overwhelmingly, in districts and states that have backed Republicans in recent elections.

Lou Dobbs, Now More Than Ever

Lou Dobbs seems to be deliberately crafting a new kind of anchor persona--that of the outraged everyday American.

The Battle for Fred Hampton Way

White Chicagoans with little knowledge of historical context are siding with those who seemingly got away with cold-blooded murder

A Sit-Down with Studs

I have burning questions about The American Left. Where is it going? Who is leading it? Who could have the answers? Studs Terkel of course.

Strangers to the Truth

Coming soon to a media market near you: The GOP (Grand Old Prevaricators), who brought you the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in… more

Theyve Come for Us All

Anti-immigration groups often talk about the rule of law, but here we are passing laws that nobody believes are going to be enforced.

Cancer in a Can

Fifteen years ago the Food and Drug Administration said, "Trust us." Its scientists had found benzene, a known carcinogen, in some sodas and… more

The Liberal Communists of Porto Davos

In the last decade, Davos and Porto Alegre have emerged as the twin cities of globalization. In Davos, the exclusive Swiss ski resort,… more