magazine December 19, 2005

Cult of Ideology

North Korea struggles to save face by resisting crucial foreign aid

By Jehangir Pocha    international southeast asia

The Trouble with French Identity

The riots in France reveal the cracks in its national project

By G. Pascal Zachary    europe international

Who is Sherrod Brown?

An unabashed progressive takes aim at a Senate seat in Ohio

By Christopher Hayes   

Throw the Books at Them

A slew of new essays and studies show that fighting against inequality is the battle of our time

By David Moberg   

She-said/She-said

Sayonara, Judy Miller. Maureen Dowd is the latest "it girl." Arianna Huffington made the rounds, touting the joys of… more

By Jessica Clark    gender

Your Guess Is as Good as Mine

Most of you, if not all of you, like me, feel inadequately educated. That is an ordinary feeling for… more

By Kurt Vonnegut   

Lapham's Way

On November 14 Lewis Lapham, who has been editor of Harper's since 1983, announced his retirement. Lapham is the… more

White Phosphorous Lies

Did the Pentagon use chemical weapons indiscriminately in Fallujah?

Torturers R' Us

President Bush denies reality

Road to Riches or Ruin?

Army recuitment may be down, but economic hardship keeps the troops of Halliburton at high levels

books

The Limits of Empathy

There's a lot to like about The Assassins' Gate, George Packer's sober meditation on the invasion and occupation of… more

By Brian Cook    war and peace

Bad Girls

The typical American female TV criminal is nasty, cutthroat, cunning, duplicitous and sexy to boot. Oxygen, a women-oriented cable… more

By Silja J.A. Talvi    gender media

Jump-Starting a Movement

De-emphasizing the Millions More march's racial focus failed to attract non-blacks, but also seemed to dampen black attendance.

This Is the Race

As anyone who's spent time working on Capitol Hill knows, Washington, D.C., is really just an elaborate pressure system designed to turn corporate… more

House Call

The War on our Children

We must stop accepting that low-wage, low-benefit part-time jobs are the best our children can do. We need to ensure a livable wage for all.

Back Talk

The Times Disses Women

Over the past three years, the New York Times has trafficked in stories about women wanting to chuck their careers in favor of diapers and deference to men.

Capitol Report

In and Out Burglars

The Republican majority's greatest policy success--outside of gerrymandering--is the K Street Project, Delay and Norquist's scheme to fill the plum lobbying jobs with ex-staffers, loyalists and cronies.

Editorial

Their Patents or Your Life

When the pandemic hits, should you or yours be among the millions who drown in their own blood, take comfort in the fact that the sacred rights of private property survived.