Who's Next?
Karen Houppert : Military recruiters are targeting the nation's high schools and junior highs, seeking an early harvest of soldiers-to-be. Is your child next?
Karen Houppert investigates the increasingly desperate measures the US military is taking to recruit new soldiers, Eric Alterman says the New York Times coddles conservatives and lashes liberals and Stuart Klawans reviews a troika of new films.
Articles
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How to Say No
Leah Caldwell : Counter-recruitment projects are mobilizing to push back on the growing militarization of America's schools. Here's a list of resources.
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The Power of Fusion Politics
Alyssa Katz : Two political lines could be better than one: Consider the successful tactics of the Working Families Party.
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Rick Warren, 'America's Pastor'
Wendy Kaminer : His bestselling The Purpose-Driven Life has made him a superstar, but is mega-pastor Rick Warren's true purpose strictly political?
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Lessons of Camp Casey
: There is no possible strategy to win in Iraq. Now is the time for activists to reach out to the families of soldiers in Iraq who may feel betrayed.
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Gaza Illusions
Richard Falk : Disengagement represents a dangerous step backward in the struggle to find a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians and leaves many core issues unresolved.
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Solidarity, 25 Years Later
David Ost : That brief explosion in Gdansk of civic participation and political innovation contains secrets and gems of political ideals that can be achieved.
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Minority/Majority
Timid Democrats, Muscular Unions
David Sirota : A dozen Democrats are feeling timid about opposing Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr., while a score of unions and grassroots organizations are showing muscle against CAFTA.
Reviews
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book
Patriotic Bore
Daniel Lazare : Two recent books on Tom Paine and on the unruly birth of US democracy reveal that liberal historians have become believers in the 'radicalism' of the American Revolution.
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book
It's a Man's, Man's World
William Deresiewicz : Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men seems designed as a calculated assault on the reader.
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
A Presidential Explanation of Patriotic Loafing
Calvin Trillin : The true and patriotic purpose of presidential loafing revealed.
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Midsummer Night's Dream
Patricia J. Williams : A midsummer nightmare of the shiny-eyed zealots who would protect us from terror. Plus, summer reading for the President.
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
The Red State Times, Continued
Eric Alterman : The so-called liberal New York Times bashed Bill Clinton every chance it got, and whitewashes Ed Meese. Go figure.
Web
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Wal-Mart Nation
The Bank of Wal-Mart?
Liza Featherstone : Sounds like an episode of The Simpsons, but this is for real: The retail giant wants even more of your money.
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Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Dilip Hiro : By insisting on its right to develop the full range of nuclear technology, Iran has become a Third World hero.
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Column Left
Iraq's Fig-Leaf Constitution
Robert Scheer : Bush may crow about a new constitution, but he can't deny that autocrats, theocrats and terrorists are clearly in control.
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film
'The Constant Gardener': What the Movie Missed
Sonia Shah : As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials.
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In Defense of Pat Robertson
Richard Kim : The wacky televangelist may have done us a favor by bringing the insanity of Bush Administration tactics into plain view.
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