Saving Secular Society

Whenever I talk about the growing power of the evangelical right with friends, they always ask the same... more

Bankruptcy Law in Shambles

What happens when the credit card industry writes congressional legislation? According to the judges who have to enforce it, anarchy

Why Exiting Iraq Wont Be Easy

Iraqis may hate the occupation, but they fear U.S. withdrawal

Delphi Dodges Union Contracts

Bankruptcy is the newest tool in the corporate battle against workers

Anarchist Cheerleader Elected

Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings refocuses her radicalism after surprise win

Literature Consumed

George Saunders' new novel, In Persuasion Nation

Pow! Shazaam! Its ғMinoriteam!

Behind the scenes of a controversial new Cartoon Network show

Iraq on the Big Screen

Who should define what a war is "about"? By any ethical standard, that right should fall to the... more

books

Renovation as a Way of Life

David Owen's Sheetrock & Shellac: A Thinking Person's Guide to the Art and Science of Home Improvement

Veronica Mars, Class Warrior

Why this teen series is smarter than you think.

Hooray for Hookergate!

Wilkes, it seems, was using a sketchy limousine company to connect his friends with escorts and making hospitality suites available in that most suggestive of Washington crash pads, the Watergate Hotel.

Editorial

Information Highway Robbers

What makes the Internet revolutionary is that it is democratic, open to anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. That could... more

Droppin' a Dime

Democrats Gear Up on the Ground

After years in the wilderness, a new Democratic Party is emerging, and not a moment too soon. One reason is candidates like Sheldon Whitehouse.

If Ken Lay Was Black

A few greedy guys became obscenely rich while allegedly bilking workers and stockholders out of millions--why is this narrative a flatliner?

The Third Coast

Science: The Drug Wars Latest Victim

Despite a wealth of new information regarding the therapeutic potential of marijuana, the U.S. government refuses to alter its prohibitionist restrictions.

The Iraq War--On Drugs

Ready for deployment is not the same as mentally healthy, and the army's long-term interests smack hard against its need for warm bodies, no matter how dangerous continued action may be to an individual's mental health.