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Wake Up!

Washington's alarming foreign policy

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End of an Era

No one rolls in their own excrement for nothing. GG Allin, or Jesus Christ Allin, as he was christened—his… more

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Failures of a Hit Manђ

From David Horowitz to David Brock, partisan turncoats who abandon their youthful convictions often receive generous attention from their… more

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Fever Dreams

Call it the curse of class unconsciousness. Against all evidence to the contrary, most Americans imagine they could and… more

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An Activism of One’s Own

Fresh from participating in a panel discussion at a Chicago screening of Chisolm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed, feminist writer… more

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The Dead Hand of Disney

It’s a strange thing when a letter from the school principal arrives on lime green and aqua stationery. Stranger… more

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Which Comes First: Growth or Clout?

Unions debate strategy at the spring AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting

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Ensuring Voting Rights

As our nation has witnessed in the democracy debacle of the last two American presidential elections—in which the loser… more

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How to Turn Your Red State Blue

Last fall, I spent seven weeks in the suburbs of Madison, Wisconsin, canvassing undecided voters for John Kerry. Driving… more

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Face the Facts

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The Fall of the 527

New legislation aims to rein in groups that can collect unregulated documents

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Bolton vs. United Nations

Bush's mad cop–bad cop ruse

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Operation Pocket Full of Wishes

Cultural intervention at American Girl Place

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Trafficking in Politics

Bush's strong rhetoric on sex slavery masks policy failures.

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Plowing for Profits

U.S. agribusiness eyes Iraq's fledgling markets

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Who Benefits?

The big winners of Private Investment Accounts

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The Clash of the Cults

The war on terrorism declared by the United States on radical Islamists is little more than a proxy battle… more

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Adorno as Antidote

The work of Theodor Adorno, the German-Jewish social and cultural theorist who died in 1969, isn’t likely ever to… more

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Under the Microscope

An aggressive audit of labor unions is only one front in Republicans' multi-pronged attack.

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An Indecent Act

On February 16, the House passed the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 (H.R. 310) by a vote of… more

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Nice Isn’t Enough

It’s not the usual retirement home that has residents who want—or are allowed—to attach hand-scrawled “Free Mumia” placards outside… more

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Letter From a British Soldier

I am resigning from the Territorial Army because I believe the war in Iraq is wrong. This has not… more

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Negroponte’s Dark Past

The case against Bush's new intelligence czar

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Susan Sontag and Arthur Miller

Dr. Marc Leeds, PhD, an English teacher and old friend of mine, albeit 30 years my junior, recently asked… more

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Previous Coverage of John Negroponte

In These Times has been following the career of John Negroponte for many years. Here is some of what we have reported.

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‘Managed’ No More

Russians take to the streets to protest the privatization of their social welfare system.

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The Coming Bird Flu Pandemic

Plagued by corruption and short on resources, Cambodia may be incubating a deadly contagion.

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Defeated From the Start

The Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming went into effect on February 16. Ratified by 141 nations, the treaty… more

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