magazine July 2006

Was the Presidential Election Stolen?

On June 2, Rolling Stone published a lengthy article by Robert J. Kennedy, Jr., "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?"… more

By Joel Bleifuss    administration elections

The New Funding Heresies

What everyone knows (but no one will say) about funding the left

By Christopher Hayes    activism politics social justice

Legislating Under the Influence

Up close and personal with the House Appropriations Committee

By David Sirota    congress corruption politics

Writer Without Borders

Eduardo Galeano disdains borders, both in life and in literature. Exiled from his native Uruguay after the 1973 military… more

By Scott Witmer    books central america civil liberties politics south america

Running on Empty

The United States' real problem with oil and energy policy goes beyond rising prices

By David Moberg    economy politics

Sticks & Stones and Dykes

Bikes on Dykes fought the law...and they won!

By Barbara Raab    judiciary lgbt

Curriculum Wars

A California State Senator wants to help public schools catch up with history

Postmark Guantánamo

Why is the Pentagon keeping prisoners' mail from their lawyers?

Europe Turns a Blind Eye to the CIA

EU governments are ignoring the CIA's transportation of terror suspects to torture sitesWhy are EU governments ignoring the CIA's transport terror suspects to torture sites?

Are Primaries Going West?

DNC floats a proposal to reform the primary system.

The U.S.-Israeli Somalia Plan

In his first visit to the White House on May 23, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told President Bush… more

Kal (Black) Like Me

A Belgrade-based music group hopes to bring Romani issues to the forefront.

By Silja J.A. Talvi    art race

Architectural Casualties of War

Architecture and design critic Robert Bevan pens "The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War"

By Joshua Arthurs    architecture books war and peace

Perpetuating the Yellow Peril

At first glance, Jeff Adachi's Slanted Screen is an earnest documentary that covers familiar ground. The shameful depiction of… more

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    art gender movies race

The Senselessness of Guantnamo

Chicago Lawyer Joseph Marguiles' Guantánamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power (Simon & Schuster) is about as convincing an… more

By Steve Weinberg    books civil liberties prison war on terror

Rot in the Barrel

Take a moment to savor the convictions of top Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling. Anything short of those verdicts would have… more

Diplomatic Hypocrisy in the Middle East

Why are Palestinians being punished for electing Hamas representatives as we trumpet our dedication to democracy in the Middle East?

Regime Change and Its Discontents

It will take an effort of massive, bottom-up consciousness-raising to force our culture's vengeful, militaristic mindset into remission.

Overthrow, Over and Over

Hawaii was the first domino to fall. There have been 13 more and we're still counting: Guatemala, Iran, Chile, Honduras, Grenada, Panama, Iraq ...

The 9/11 Faith Movement

Americans love a conspiracy. According to a May 17 Zogby poll, 42 percent believe the U.S. government and the 9/11 Commission are covering… more