magazine October 2006

Why Pakistan Gets A Nuclear Pass

The Bush administration's pragmatic policy toward Pakistan suggests its foreign policy is less ideological than imperial

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    administration international politics weapons

Tracking the CIA Torture Flights

In their new book Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA's Rendition Flights, A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen detail how the CIA transports detainees worldwide.

By Aaron Sarver    books criminal justice guantanamo war on terror

History We Can Use

The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum in New York City is a founding member of the International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience.

By Alexander Gourse    activism art culture

Cola Wars in Mexico

Tzotzil Indians in Mexico know the dangers of globalization and soda pop.

By Beverly Bell    corporations environment mexico religion

Halliburton Hearts Congress

Do partisanship and cronyism trump congressional oversight and corporate accountability?

By Frida Berrigan    congress corporations government agencies halliburton iraq war military

Is Diversity Enough?

Walter Benn Michaels asks us to consider the harm done when we worry about identity and forget about inequality

By David Moberg    activism books education race

Chinas Growing Desert

Overgrazing is stripping arable lands, creating the potential for ecological refugees

By Jehangir Pocha    asia environment

Where the Seats Are

The upcoming election guarantees gains for the Democrats. They won't be coming from the South.

By Thomas F. Schaller    congress election 2006 elections politics voting

Starbucks Gets Wobbly

Embattled baristas at the coffee giant turn to the Industrial Workers of the World for solidarity unionism

SOSing the Vote

Secretaries of State are essential to making free and fair elections possible

Teamsters Face a Contentious Election

As the AFL-CIO split and workers continue to lose ground, the teamesters face a contentious election.

YouTube in MeWorld

According to Anthropologist Thomas de Zengotita, Websites like MySpace and YouTube encourage socializing and self adolation.

By Jessica Clark    art culture technology television

Jesus Is Tragic

The movie Jesus Camp by Heidi Ewing and Cahel Grady exposes the terrifying power the Christian Right has to indoctrinate and manipulate children.

By Anthony Kaufman    art culture movies religion

The Tragedy of Gary Webb

Hounded out of Journalism and pushed to suicide, the Gary Webb story is a cautionary tale about the dangers in speaking truth to power

Back Talk

9/11 Refracted

The two dominant messages from CBS's commemoration of 9/11 were Cry, Cry, Cry and Persevere in the War On Terror.

The Neocons Lexicon

By conflating contemporary terrorist threats with historical enemies, the GOP is hoping to divert attention from the failed occupation of Iraq.

The Abramoff Babies

In 1972, after Richard Nixon crushed George McGovern by 503 electoral votes, the press rushed to declare the Democratic Party dead. Yet… more

Year of the Black Candidate

From Chicago to Newark, the fiery preachers are being eased aside by political professionals armed with polls, mailing lists and PACs.

Route-Stepping? Our Way to WWIII

Proclaiming that we are at war, especially world war, strengthens the president's hand as commander-in-chief and concentrates his power.

The Importance of Not Getting Over It

In June, Seven Stories Press published the book I co-authored with Steven F. Freeman, Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? Exit Polls,… more

Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are flooding hospitals, Web sites, pharmacies and street markets around the world. Visibly indistinguishable from life-saving medicine, the pharmafakes plague… more