magazine July 19, 2004

The New and Improved Iraq

The so-called transition to sovereignty for Iraq set for June 30 has been trumpeted as a turning point… more

By Juan Cole    politics war in iraq

Framing Michael Moore

What do Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Michael Moore have in common? They have all fallen victim to… more

By Joel Bleifuss   

A Court of Cronies

Presidents have long packed the courts with friends and fellow travelers to prevent their policies from being derailed… more

By Stephen J. Fortunato Jr.    administration judiciary politics

Left Turn

Polls show a growing progressive electorate—will Kerry heed the call?

By David Moberg   

Inside Al-Jazeera

Samir Khader has covered and observed the war on terror through his work with the Arab news network,… more

Oncoming Catastrophe

The United Nations’ continued inaction could lead to 1 million deaths in Sudan

Protesting Too Little?

Homeland Security wants to cage dissent at this summer’s political conventions

The Gap Minds Itself

The fashion giant releases a candid report detailing the industry’s squalid working conditions

theater

Rule of Lawlessness

In recent weeks, Guantánamo: ‘Honor Bound to Defend Freedom’ has been playing to capacity audiences at north London’s… more

By Ana Carrigan    civil liberties

art

Only Skin Deep

How American photography creates and reinforces concepts of race and national identity

By Silja J.A. Talvi    race social justice

books

Whose Homeland Is This?

A week after the 9/11 attacks, I spoke to my nearest neighbor on our sparsely populated road in… more

By Annette Fuentes    civil liberties

books

Reasons Heathens

Writing intellectual history is a tricky gig. Too often, ideology and hindsight have blinded writers to the facts… more

By Paul McLeary    international

The Wise Many

Connoisseurs of the Strangelovian may recall last summer’s dustup over a plan hatched by Iran-Contra felon John Poindexter… more

By Dave Mulcahey   

Editorial

Reagans Legacy of Lies

It has been a couple of weeks and Ronald Reagan is still dead—or is he? His genial visage will no doubt be… more

Power Pop

All Hail the Liberal Media

Howard Kurtz in the June 9 Washington Post analyzed a new survey by the Pew Center for the People and the Press:… more

This Wont Hurt Much

For some time now, I’ve been trying to find out where my son goes after choir practice. He simply refuses to tell… more

The Third Coast

Hip-Hop Cops

Law enforcement conflates gangs and hip-hop because young black men are at the core of both.

Back Talk

We Are What We Watch

One highly disturbing resonance between Abu Ghraib and reality TV is the central role both play in advancing anti-feminism.