magazine September 1, 2003

How To Sell a War

The Rendon Group deploys ‘perception management’ in the war on Iraq

By Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber   

Hung Out To Dry

Unions fight back against antilabor laundry giant Cintas

By David Moberg   

Web of Lies

Now that the invasion of Iraq is a fait accompli, the mainstream U.S. news media are finally giving significant… more

By Joshua Meyrowitz   

Opting Out of Africa

For Bush, Liberia is not worth the effort

Strange Bedfellows

What the ACLU and the NRA have in common

Blood from a Turnip

Proposed overtime rules would squeeze workers.

Their Day in Court

Nicaraguan banana workers may finally get justice

Local Anesthesia

Chicago brags it’s “a city of neighborhoods.” So does Philadelphia. So do Baltimore, Boston, and San Francisco, among many… more

By Kelly Kleiman   

War of Words

Chicago’s forgotten history of free speech

By Jeremy Ohmes   

books

The Kids Aren’t All Right

Last April, the Children’s Defense Fund reported that more than 1 million African-American children live in “deep poverty,” in… more

books

Memory, Down with the Ship

Günter Grass’ latest novel, Crabwalk, examines the 1945 sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff. The worst maritime disaster in world… more

Editorial

Intelligence Report

Yet again, the administration suppresses intelligence not in line with its goals.

Capitol Report

$200 Million Pyramid Scheme

To the press, primaries aren’t about issues but about who’s got the most “cash on hand.”

Back Talk

This Summer, the Worm Is Turning

On ABC, young blonde wives demand to know why their husbands have no free speech rights.

The Third Coast

When Warriors Dissent

One soldier told ABC, "I've got my own 'Most Wanted List,' [and] the aces in my deck are Bremer, Rumsfeld, Bush, and Wolfowitz."