magazine December 2009

Out of Control

Too big to regulate, the banks need to be broken up.

By David Moberg    congress corporations economy

Toxic Turf?

More popular than ever, fake grass may not be so safe.

By Gemma Baltazar    environment medical & health

Shawn of the Left

Wallace Shawn speaks for himself. Usually.

By Robert Hirschfield    activism media theater

Blowing Their Tops

Miners, environmentalists clash over coal.

Jews on J Street

A new liberal Washington lobby comes of age at its first annual conference.

Sitting in for Healthcare

A new group takes the fight for a single-payer system directly to insurers—and politicians.

Exhibits of Conscience

A nationwide initiative pulls museums into one of today's most highly charged issues: immigration.

Snapshot: H1N1 in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN--Young Afghans wear face masks as they walk in the main market on Nov. 2, 2009, in Kabul,… more

Dear ITT Ideologist: Vexatious Nations and Komunists

Dear ITT Ideologist, As an informed citizen, I keep a list of vexatious nations so that, in the event… more

books

School's Cool

If we are to revive American schools, we must stop dwelling on despair and celebrate the power of learning, a new book argues.

By Eve Ewing    campaigns education social justice

books

Good Grief

Opaque prose aside, Judith Butler's new book asks crucial questions about how we tolerate state-sanctioned death.

By Kristian Williams   

books

Assassinated by the State

The federally sanctioned murder of a Black Panther.

By Salim Muwakkil    books race social justice

Empathy, Not Apathy

An open letter to my students.

By Karla Jay    activism education youth

Views

Arms Control is Not Enough

We make a mistake if we invest Obama with our hope. Really, the hope is ours to employ, to fashion the disarmed world we want.

Back Talk

Pitbullies of the Right

What a bunch of hypocrites, teaching our kids that bullying is wrong and hurtful, when every day we see how much it works and is rewarded.