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The Dreams of Others
By tying the drama to a mere personal whim, The Lives of Others fails to capture the true horror of the GDR
June 2007
COVER STORY
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Hello, I'm a Democrat
Meet the netroots activists who have moved online and into political office
Features
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Who's Afraid of Democracy?
Believing that "people are rational as consumers and irrational as voters," many conservatives would favor free markets without democracy
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Not By Spin Alone
In the battle over reproductive rights, on-the-ground organizing is far more effective than massaging the message
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Whose Subsidy Is It Anyway?
Farmers take the heat, but Big Ag reaps the farm bill benefits
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Curiosity and a Cat Named Studs
Legendary Chicago writer Studs Terkel celebrates 95 years on May 16, and a new book this fall
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Doing It For Themselves
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers turns 'corporate social responsibility' from oxymoron into reality
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Dancing Into the Majority
Once alienated, grassroots activists are finding ways to work with the Democratic Party establishment
News
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The Checkpoint Women of Israel
Machsom Watch advocates for fair treatement of Palestinians, drawing both resentment and respect from their countrymen
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Fighting Corporate Copper in Bougainville
Multinational polluter Rio Tinto sued under Alien Tort Claims Act for causing deaths of 10,000 Papua New Guineans
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Chicago Unions Flex Political Muscle
Instead of fighting Mayor Daley, labor movement goes after his aldermen pawns
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Sacred Lands, Sewer Snow
American Indians fight to stop an Arizona ski resort from making snow out of sewage water.
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NOLA: Priced Out of the Parade
Rising costs, lack of protection, threaten New Orleans' traditional second line marches
culture
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books
These Guns for Hire
Blackwater unites conservative Catholics, evangelicals and neoconservatives to fight a theoconservative holy war
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books
Developmentalism in the Big Apple
Cost of living has skyrocketed in New York, but under fatcats Giuliani and Bloomberg, the working man's wage has not
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Chasing the Green Pound in London
Forget "I am not a plastic bag" campaign, Spitalfield's Market is where to find London's genuine eco-friendly fashion
Columnists
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Culture
The Legacy of Tailhook
Women in the military continue to endure harassment and even sexual assault; it just happens in tents and outposts instead of the Vegas Hilton.
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Editorial
Postal Rates = Free Press
In 1792, the United States Congress converted the free press clause in the First Amendment from an abstract principle into a living reality... more
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Locking Attorneys out of Guantánamo
The government has claimed in court that lawyers of Guantánamo inmates are fostering unrest and (gasp) acting as a conduit for the media.
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America's Child Soldier Problem
Congratulations: You have lived long enough to cringe at the bad decisions you were seduced, dared, bullied, inspired or stoned enough to... more
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