The New Face of SEIU

Mary Kay Henry takes the helm of America’s second-biggest union, as Andy Stern departs.

Regulate or Capitulate

Will President Barack Obama opt for citizen votes or banker dollars? 

Aliens Like Us

Anthropologist Scott Littleton believes the truth is out there, somewhere.

Bred to Death

The pursuit of purebred perfection threatens some of our best friends.

books

A New Day for the New Deal?

Tony Judt diagnoses America's decline.

music

Stop Loss Blues

After superior officers heard his song 'Stop Lossed,' hip-hop artist Marc Hall was arrested and discharged from the U.S. Army.

film

Plight of the Living Dead

The strange longevity of George A. Romero's zombies.

Culture

Networking the Neighborhood

A Vermont town reinvents the Net.

books

Organizing for the Impossible

Si Kahn's new 'guide for rabble-rousers' challenges community organizers to think very carefully about their campaigns for justice.

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The Global Volcanic Feedback Loop

If researchers are right about the impact of glacier melt and rising seas, volcanic and earthquake activity will accelerate. We are in for a hell of a ride.

Editorial

Time to Save the Middle Class

We need to pass a strong financial reform bill and a robust jobs bill that puts Americans back to work at decent-paying jobs.

Back Talk

Can We Escape Our History?

I despair that we will always be cursed by racism, xenophobia and other forms of irrational yet raging hatreds, yet I want to believe that our better sides will win out.