Why Pakistan Gets A Nuclear Pass

The Bush administration's pragmatic policy toward Pakistan suggests its foreign policy is less ideological than imperial

Tracking the CIA Torture Flights

In their new book Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA's Rendition Flights, A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen detail how the CIA transports detainees worldwide.

History We Can Use

The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum in New York City is a founding member of the International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience.

Cola Wars in Mexico

Tzotzil Indians in Mexico know the dangers of globalization and soda pop.

Halliburton Hearts Congress

Do partisanship and cronyism trump congressional oversight and corporate accountability?

Is Diversity Enough?

Walter Benn Michaels asks us to consider the harm done when we worry about identity and forget about inequality

Chinas Growing Desert

Overgrazing is stripping arable lands, creating the potential for ecological refugees

Where the Seats Are

The upcoming election guarantees gains for the Democrats. They won't be coming from the South.

YouTube in MeWorld

According to Anthropologist Thomas de Zengotita, Websites like MySpace and YouTube encourage socializing and self adolation.

Jesus Is Tragic

The movie Jesus Camp by Heidi Ewing and Cahel Grady exposes the terrifying power the Christian Right has to indoctrinate and manipulate children.

The Tragedy of Gary Webb

Hounded out of Journalism and pushed to suicide, the Gary Webb story is a cautionary tale about the dangers in speaking truth to power

Back Talk

9/11 Refracted

The two dominant messages from CBS's commemoration of 9/11 were Cry, Cry, Cry and Persevere in the War On Terror.

The Neocons Lexicon

By conflating contemporary terrorist threats with historical enemies, the GOP is hoping to divert attention from the failed occupation of Iraq.

The Abramoff Babies

In 1972, after Richard Nixon crushed George McGovern by 503 electoral votes, the press rushed to declare the Democratic Party dead. Yet two short... more

Year of the Black Candidate

From Chicago to Newark, the fiery preachers are being eased aside by political professionals armed with polls, mailing lists and PACs.

Route-Stepping? Our Way to WWIII

Proclaiming that we are at war, especially world war, strengthens the president's hand as commander-in-chief and concentrates his power.

The Importance of Not Getting Over It

In June, Seven Stories Press published the book I co-authored with Steven F. Freeman, Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? Exit Polls, Election... more

Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed

Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are flooding hospitals, Web sites, pharmacies and street markets around the world. Visibly indistinguishable from life-saving medicine, the pharmafakes plague... more