magazine December 2006

Outing is In Again

Did Bill Maher break the Barney Frank Rule?

By John Ireland    lgbt media politics

The Godless Fundamentalist

In The Root of All Evil, biologist Richard Dawkins reveals his own lust for certainty

By Lakshmi Chaudhry    movies religion

In Praise of Impeachment

Pelosi may have put it "off the table," but it's not her decision anyway

By John Nichols    congress george w. bush

Seeing Red about Thinking Pink

The "pink" slogan behind National breast Cancer Awareness Month has become consumer-oriented and emphasizes an individualistic approach to healthcare.

By Lucinda Marshall    corporations gender medical & health

We Are All Waiters Now

Why higher taxes would make Americans happier, and why, despite this, we still won't raise them

By Thomas Geoghegan    economy politics social services

Dread Beats

The dub poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson

By Silja J.A. Talvi    art race

Rebiya Kadeer: The Uighur Dalai Lama

Falsely imprisoned, this human rights activist is fighting the Chinese government's right to rule her people.

By Jehangir Pocha    activism civil rights east asia

Turning Back the Tax Revolt

Voters reject "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" spending cap measures and tax cuts across the country, paving the way to funding progressive priorities.

Is Congress Gates Keeper?

Robert Gates, Bush's choice for defense secretary, has faced accusations and senate committees before

Bioneers Bridge the Color Gap

Bioneers, or Biological Pioneers, are activists committed to green consciousness, racial reconciliation, organic, healthy sustainable foods and social justice coalitions.

White-Collar Workers Unite

Barbara Ehrenreich received a grant from SEIU (Service Employees International Union) to start United Professionals (UP), whose mission is to "protect and preserve the American middle class..."

Organizing the Outsiders

Indian lawyer Ela Bhatt helps give informal workers a voice

Live At Your Own Risk

Yale Political Scientist Jacob Hacker says the widening gap between rich and poor is a "great risk shift" from collective institutions to individuals.

By David Moberg    books economy social services

The Skinny on Thin

Thin, a movie filmed at the Renfrew Center, follows four women in their battle with eating disorders.

By Jessica Clark    medical & health movies

books

Cholera and the City

A review of Steven Johnson's new book The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Terrifying Epidemic-and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

Embracing Populism

It is a blissful yet bewildering feeling. You fight so long, endure so much establishment belittlement, and suddenly you win. That's what happened… more

The CBC and Speaker Pelosi

Many of the Democrats scheduled to take over committee chairmanships are precisely those more progressive members who have been seething in the legislative backwaters.

The Second Clinton Ascendancy

Impeachment is a tantalizing prospect for some, but I am salivating at the prospect of the Democrats reclaiming the middle.

Back Talk

Danger: A Policy With No Brains

Too many women have forgotten what affirmative action meant for us. How many of us hold jobs previously reserved for men?

CT Scans: A Radioactive Risk

My dentist and I have been bickering for decades. Steve advocates diagnostic X-rays; I argue that ionizing radiation, an established cancer risk, is… more

White Progressives Don't Get It

Policies designed without racial justice goals can actually deepen the divide, while creating the illusion that they've taken care of everyone.