magazine May 2007

Rebelde for the Cause

United Farm Worker pioneer leads immigrant rights struggle

By Chelsea Ross    immigration labor religion

Making Trade Work for Everyone

Voters aren't happy with the reality of free trade--and Democrats are starting to listen

By David Moberg    labor trade

Defining Hate in the United States

Despite widespread public support, hate crime law across the country remains inconsistent and the crimes often go unpunished.

By John Ireland    civil rights lgbt

GI Bill Fails Vets

Soldiers returning from Iraq aren't receiving their education stipends until it's too late

By Terry J. Allen    education military military

The Fraudulence of Voter Fraud

The Bush administration purged U.S. attorneys for failing to prosecute crimes that didn't occur

By Joel Bleifuss    conspiracies elections voting

A Crime to Fit the Punishment

Black-listed Salt of the Earthhonors 1950s Empire Zinc strike in Grant County, New Mexico

By Christopher Capozzola    labor movies

The Talented Mr. Griffin

The senators grilling Alberto Gonzales should ask him about Arkansas' new U.S. attorney--and his history of suppressing minority votersArkansas' new U.S. attorney has a history of suppressing minority

By Greg Palast    conspiracies elections voting

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Why Bolivians want the United States to extradite their exiled ex-president

Circumcision Promotion Divides AIDS Activists

Should results of African AIDS study be applied in the United States?

Power to the Public Financing

Fair Elections Now Act would reward candidates who spend time with their constituents, and not golfing or dining with lobbyists

Abuses Alleged During Immigration Raid

Seventeen immigrants detained for several weeks after an immigration raid at a candy packaging company in the Chicago suburbs… more

books

Deconstructing Hezbollah

When George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13224 on Sept. 23, 2001, presenting a protocol to combat al-Qaeda and… more

music

Our Profit Margin Could Be Your Life

Indie punk band HeWhoCorrupts maximizes profits by eliminating frills like melody or the standard chorus/verse/chorus structure

By Anne Elizabeth Moore    art corporations

books

In Praise of Pageantry

Art and activism together facilitate a larger discussion of politics and theory while reinspiring activists who are tired of the same old marches

By Jen Angel    activism art theory

Editorial

Thank You Mr. Vonnegut

With the April 11 death of Senior Editor Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times lost a dear friend. And the world lost a man… more

The Third Coast

Globalism with Combat Boots

America's new Africa initiatives might be characterized as globalism with combat boots, though it's the same old story with the well-worn plot of Western hegemony.

The Guantánamo Hunger Strike

'Food is not enough for life. If there is no air, could you live on food alone? Freedom is just as important as food or air. Give me freedom, and I'll eat.'

Back Talk

Why Women Hate Hillary

Hillary wants to be more like a man in her demeanor and politics, leaving some basic tenets of feminism in the dust. She is like patriarchy in sheep's clothing.

Poisoning Pets with Industrial Food

In New York City's East Village, a string of Indian restaurants stretches side by side for a block along Sixth Street. The running… more