Kentucky at War
Bob Moser : Opposition to the Iraq War has created some unlikely alliances in Kentucky, much to the chagrin of Senator Mitch McConnell.
Maria Margaronis on the fires in Greece, Peter Canby on Guatemala, Patricia J. Williams on affirmative action, Bush style.
Bob Moser : Opposition to the Iraq War has created some unlikely alliances in Kentucky, much to the chagrin of Senator Mitch McConnell.
Peter Dreier & Daniel May : A new wave of grassroots Jewish activism is emerging around issues like housing, healthcare and education.
Arthur Waskow : Leaders of the Jewish community who have resisted calls to voice opposition to the war can no longer justify their failure to speak out.
Our Readers & Jonathan Schell
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A heated exchange of views on Lakshmi Chaudhry's slam of Harry Potter and a more civilized exchange between Jonathan Schell and Peace Action's Kevin Martin on nuclear proliferation.
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Bush may be a discredited President, but he can still do a lot of damage in the last sixteen months of his presidency.
Rob Richie
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As California Republicans seek to game the dysfunctional Electoral College, a campaign is rising to establish a national popular vote.
Dean Baker : To solve the subprime mortgage crisis, start with aid for vulnerable homeowners, smarter economic policies and a more competent Federal Reserve Board.
Maria Margaronis
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In the wake of catastrophic fires, Greek voters face a moment of "disaster capitalism," as key environmental and economic decisions determine how to rebuild.
Andrew Rice : In a posthumously published memoir, Ryszard Kapuscinski looks back on his life as a pathbreaking literary journalist who covered the Third World during the cold war.
Peter Canby
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The brutal murder of a bishop and its violent aftermath exemplify post-civil war Guatemala's descent into chaos
Patricia J. Williams
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The Bush Administration's Civil Rights Commission would like us to believe that affirmative action harms black students by placing them in situations where they can't keep up.
Eric Alterman : Here they go again: Bigfoot media are crafting the narratives that will distort the candidates, the issues and the entire presidential campaign.
Annabelle Gurwitch : Politics aside, a speeded-up primary season may be a unique opportunity to rethink our notions of time altogether.
Tom Hayden : Widespread corruption and human rights abuses among Iraqi security forces could make Baghdad the capital of a Shiite police state employing the classic methods of dirty war.
Benjamin Tiven : Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War.
Lawrence Norden : The House must act now to create universal voting standards and restore confidence in our electoral system.
Robert Scheer : Who elected Blackwater and other hired guns to rule the world? The banning of Blackwater in Iraq sheds more light on the checkbook imperialism fueling Bush's state of perpetual war.
Jeremy Scahill : Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains in this September 17 CNN interview the impact of the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA from operating in the country, following an incident in which its operatives were implicated in the killings of eight Iraqis.
Naomi Klein & Laura Hanna : In this VideoNation report, Nation columnist Naomi Klein explains how after 9/11 the Bush Administration launched a new security economy, driven by the notion of an endless war against an undefined evil.
Kathy Engel : Remembering Grace Paley and the impact she had on literature, activism and many generations of women and children.
Mark Sorkin : Thousands of civil rights activists are heading to Louisiana this week to protest a case of gross injustice--and the system that supports racial inequality across America.
Ari Berman : It felt a bit like Election Day in Iowa this weekend, as Democratic candidates at Senator Tom Harkin's Steak Fry served up appetizers of the campaign to come.
Barbara Ehrenreich : Now that we know there's a vice squad deployed to find people looking to hook up for quickies in airport bathrooms, air travel has taken on a whole new dimension.
Dave Zirin : In an era of technology-driven sports, the question of what is and isn't cheating can get pretty murky. But Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots were caught red-handed.
Joseph J. Mangano : Remembering an eminent scientist who fought tirelessly to protect human health from the hazards of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
Biko Baker explores how to organize urban communities and move beyond violence in Milwaukee.
In Indian country, a high number of rapes and no resources for victims.
Who gets to judge you and the law? If you don't know--read this!
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