The perils and promise of point-and-click politics
Over the course of 500 pages in The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein documents the moments of chaos and disruption that allow a small coterie of experts to swoop in and administer what's invariably called "bitter medicine," "painful reforms" or "shock therapy"
Is the Pentagon's neighborhood watch strategy protecting Iraqis or stoking the civil war?
Millennials, explained Arthur Mitchell, director of strategic planning for the Navy's Accelerate Your Life campaign, are "narcissistic praise junkies" and "a somewhat alien life force"
Neocons beat the war drum on college campuses
Meet the candidates who are taking on conservative Democrats
The Roberts Court unravels a generation of progress
The public demand for progressive politics is growing stronger
Despite political, legal and religious pressures, Nikolai Alexeyev has worked to combat prejudice and secure legal and political protections for Russia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community
Last year the government adopted a "Special Law Against Acts of Terrorism," which gives police and judges leeway to clear the streets of demonstrators and imposes mandatory sentences of 60 years for what was once considered a freedom of expression
Benton Harbor citizens fight to stop Whirlpool's luxury golf course
The environmental law firm EarthJustice, Friends of the Earth and other advocacy groups are taking action to compel the EPA to set comprehensive restrictions on the air pollution that clouds U.S. harbors
The trend of farming out public libraries to a private, profit-oriented business has raised concerns because libraries have long been considered democratic bodies built on the cornerstone of information diversity, transparency and intellectual freedom
Though Nancy Horan takes great liberty in imagining intimate scenes between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney--of which there is no evidence--Loving Frank ultimately rests on historical record
Amidst the demise of Clamor, Punk Planet, Satya and LiP, Tipping the Sacred Cow: The Best of LiP reads like a super-special edition--complete with illustrations, a "theft ethics" quiz, a glossary of culture-jamming lingo and other useful appendices
Terry LaBan Vol. 31, Iss. 12
In 1950, General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) signed the "Treaty of Detroit." The landmark contract helped create mass prosperity… more
I have a proposal for the next Democratic debate--hell, the next Democratic and Republican debates: Get rid of the TV personalities and… more
As a controversy, Bill Cosby's Come on People: On the Path from Victims to Victors is hardly controversial. The new book, co-authored… more
Iraq is not the only place that is handing the United States its ass. The European Union surpassed America in 2005 to… more
Most courts, in what passes for the civilized world, will not admit evidence obtained under torture. That is why our government had… more
Although a haze of nostalgia clouds our recall of the Harold Washington years, few can disagree that the era was a time of hopeful activism.
