magazine April 2009

Sex, Drugs and ESL

New laws policing foreign teachers in Thailand are mostly ignored.

By Jessica Olien    gender south asia

Uncertainty in Sudan

What will the International Criminal Court's indictment of President Bashir mean for the future of Sudan?

By Steven Fake and Kevin Funk    africa east asia international obama

Give CEO Pay the Pink Slip

Capping outsized salaries is the first step toward creating responsible corporations.

By David Moberg    corporations economy

Modern-Day Monkeywrencher

During the final days of the Bush administration, Tim DeChristopher's civil disobedience drew attention to a rushed federal auction for Utah drilling rights.

By Martin Stainthorp    activism environment

Do-It-Yourself Governance

Without new social movements, there will be no new New Deal.

By Elizabeth Sanders    activism economy obama social justice

De-escalating the Drug War

Obama's pick to head ONDCP is better than your average drug czar.

‘Zee’ End of Blackwater?

The troubled security firm gets a makeover.

Uncovering Haiti’s Hidden History

More than four years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile, questions linger about Washington's involvement.

Global Warming Accelerates

As sea levels rise faster than expected, political and social catastrophes loom.

books

Iran’s History Comes Out

A new book brilliantly details the evolution of gender and sexuality from pre-modern Persia to the 20th century.

By Doug Ireland    books gender middle east

film

Romancing the Terrorists

The Baader Meinhof Complex glamorizes a Cold War-era German terrorist group without questioning its politics and violence.

By Christina Gerhardt    movies

film

No Sugar-Coating Immigration

A new film will enthrall baseball fans--and anyone fascinated by the endurance of American ideals.

By Brandon Harris    immigration movies

Editorial

Measuring Electoral Success

There is a value in backing long shots, even if those long shots lose.

Back Talk

Wanted: A Perp Walk For Plutocrats

This whole meltdown has been so mystified with jargon that we’ve been persuaded we can’t get it. I bet we can.

The Third Coast

African-Americans Back Burris

Black activists and political leaders saw the attempt to oust Burris as a thinly disguised attempt to recover the Senate seat for a white candidate.