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Outing is In Again
Did Bill Maher break the Barney Frank Rule?
December 2006
COVER STORY
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What We Leave Behind
From Kosovo to Lebanon, cluster bomb casualties continue to mount
Features
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The Godless Fundamentalist
In The Root of All Evil, biologist Richard Dawkins reveals his own lust for certainty
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In Praise of Impeachment
Pelosi may have put it "off the table," but it's not her decision anyway
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Seeing Red about Thinking Pink
The "pink" slogan behind National breast Cancer Awareness Month has become consumer-oriented and emphasizes an individualistic approach to healthcare.
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We Are All Waiters Now
Why higher taxes would make Americans happier, and why, despite this, we still won't raise them
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Dread Beats
The dub poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Rebiya Kadeer: The Uighur Dalai Lama
Falsely imprisoned, this human rights activist is fighting the Chinese government's right to rule her people.
News
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Turning Back the Tax Revolt
Voters reject "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" spending cap measures and tax cuts across the country, paving the way to funding progressive priorities.
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Is Congress Gates Keeper?
Robert Gates, Bush's choice for defense secretary, has faced accusations and senate committees before
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Bioneers Bridge the Color Gap
Bioneers, or Biological Pioneers, are activists committed to green consciousness, racial reconciliation, organic, healthy sustainable foods and social justice coalitions.
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White-Collar Workers Unite
Barbara Ehrenreich received a grant from SEIU (Service Employees International Union) to start United Professionals (UP), whose mission is to "protect and preserve the American middle class..."
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Organizing the Outsiders
Indian lawyer Ela Bhatt helps give informal workers a voice
culture
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Live At Your Own Risk
Yale Political Scientist Jacob Hacker says the widening gap between rich and poor is a "great risk shift" from collective institutions to individuals.
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The Skinny on Thin
Thin, a movie filmed at the Renfrew Center, follows four women in their battle with eating disorders.
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books
Cholera and the City
A review of Steven Johnson's new book The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Terrifying Epidemic-and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Columnists
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Embracing Populism
It is a blissful yet bewildering feeling. You fight so long, endure so much establishment belittlement, and suddenly you win. That's what... more
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The CBC and Speaker Pelosi
Many of the Democrats scheduled to take over committee chairmanships are precisely those more progressive members who have been seething in the legislative backwaters.
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The Second Clinton Ascendancy
Impeachment is a tantalizing prospect for some, but I am salivating at the prospect of the Democrats reclaiming the middle.
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Back Talk
Danger: A Policy With No Brains
Too many women have forgotten what affirmative action meant for us. How many of us hold jobs previously reserved for men?
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CT Scans: A Radioactive Risk
My dentist and I have been bickering for decades. Steve advocates diagnostic X-rays; I argue that ionizing radiation, an established cancer risk,... more
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White Progressives Don't Get It
Policies designed without racial justice goals can actually deepen the divide, while creating the illusion that they've taken care of everyone.
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