Chronological Archive -- In These Times

News
By David Moberg
July 23, 2008

Let Them Eat Free Markets

How deregulation fuels the global food crisis

vol. 32, iss. 08

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By Luis Carlos Montalvan
July 22, 2008

Promoting Incompetence in Iraq

Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Gens. George Casey, David Petraeus and Ricardo Sanchez have not… more

McSexist

McCain's War on Women

What’s So ‘Free’ About Philly’s New Wi-Fi Plan?

Without a computer and the knowledge to get online wirelessly, "free Wi-Fi" isn't truly free and accessible. Offering… more

Muqtada, the Future of Iraq

"Firebrand." It was the ubiquitous moniker used to describe Iraq's fiercely anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr when, in… more

‘Centrists’ Running the Asylum

In the asylum that is American politics, beware a candidate like Barack Obama when he is lauded for… more

McCain’s Aches and Pains

Like jokes about President Bush being stupid, cheap shots at Sen. John McCain's age are largely unfunny. More… more

The Dark Side of the Toyota Prius

The National Labor Committee (NLC), a New York-based human rights group, has been investigating working conditions at Toyota… more

Chicago’s Olympic Dreams Undeserved

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has set his sights on winning the gold for his city. The International… more

EPA on Trial

For more than six years, Hugh Kaufman has been battling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his employer for… more

The American Left: Dogmatic rhetoric is self-defeating

Martha Biondi and James Thindwa's viewpoint, "Earth to Ken Brociner," does start out with a clever title –… more

Is the Fourth Estate a Fifth Column?

Corporate media colludes with democracy's demise

Anywhere Becomes Everywhere

I spent the July 4th weekend in my own Americana cliche: I relaxed in the humid heartland, drank… more

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By Laura S. Washington
July 10, 2008

Gun-toters in La-La Land

The conservative answer to America's crime plague is to put more guns on the streets. If that's not… more

Poison Pill Slipped Into Indian Health Bill

Pro-life amendment used to derail legislation

vol. 32, iss. 08 abortion gender medical and health politics race

Culture
By Jeremy Gantz
July 8, 2008

Food Fights

Globally, 1 billion overweight people coexist with 800 million starving people. That's one of many perverse facts in… more

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By James Thindwa
July 8, 2008

Holding Barack Accountable

In recent weeks, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has treated his supporters to a series of unsettling revelations about… more

vol. 32, iss. 08 elections politics

News
By Brian Cook
July 7, 2008

Five Years on the Hotel Picket Line

Directly west of Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain sits the Congress Hotel. Itself an icon during its heyday of… more

vol. 32, iss. 08 activism labor

Features
By David Sirota
July 4, 2008

The Free Trade Heretic

Ha-Joon Chang is an award-winning Cambridge economist whose new book, Bad Samaritans, explodes what its subtitle calls "the… more

Bush’s Selective Mourning

The Fourth of July is the time for patriotic hoohah by national poobahs. So, Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush… more

vol. 32, iss. 07

News
By Natasha Eziquiel-Shriro
July 2, 2008

Re-thinking Soup for the Soul

Re-thinking Soup, a project of Chicago's Jane Addams Hull House Museum, serves up bowls of soup to bring… more

vol. 32, iss. 07

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By Martha Biondi and James Thindwa
July 1, 2008

Earth to Ken Brociner

In The American Left: What Progressives Can Learn From Obama, Ken Brociner claims that the U.S. left, especially… more

Hard Times for Student Borrowers

Kelly Lynch, a former Columbia College Chicago film and video major, is paying educational loan lender Sallie Mae… more

vol. 32, iss. 07

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By Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium
June 29, 2008

Avoiding the Torture Taint: Advice from Military Lawyers

Even as they worked out details of how interrogation techniques widely regarded as torture would be used on detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Pentagon officials sought to keep the blood off Defense Department hands

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By Silja J.A. Talvi
June 28, 2008

Reporting From The Ground Up

The power of street reporting

vol. Web, iss. Web

Features
By Chris Lehmann
June 27, 2008

Freedom of the Press Moguls

The Newseum, the latest addition to Washington's sprawling, preening, self-singing monument-memorial complex, may boast a constitutional amendment engraved… more

vol. 32, iss. 07

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By David Sirota
June 27, 2008

This Summer’s Trilogy of Truth

The future of the media is cloudy. In this brave new world of YouTube, Facebook and 400 cable… more

vol. Web, iss. Web

Culture
By Theodore Hamm
June 26, 2008

Reading The Onion Seriously

Combining irreverent humor and acerbic critique, a handful of new media outlets -- including The Onion -- are transforming American politics and culture, writes Theodoe Hamm, in his new book The New Blue Media.

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Features
By James Foley
June 25, 2008

The Price of One Iraqi Life

U.S. military tries to pacify grieving Iraqis with condolence payments

vol. 32, iss. 07

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By Paul Hockenos
June 25, 2008

‘The Kosovo Dilemma’ goes astray

The 1999 NATO-led bombing against Serbia was a humanitarian intervention, not a U.S. and European power grab

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By Ken Brociner
June 24, 2008

The American Left: What Progressives Can Learn from Obama

One of the trademarks of Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been his commitment to a new style of… more

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Culture
By David Moberg
June 24, 2008

Our Imperfect Unions

Pick almost any metric -- fraction of workers in unions, lag of pay behind productivity increases, growing hours… more

vol. 32, iss. 07

Features
By Kari Lydersen
June 23, 2008

Canaries in the Uranium Mine

Navajos gear up for renewed legal battle to protect their life and land

vol. 32, iss. 07

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By Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium
June 22, 2008

‘If the Detainee Dies, You’re Doing it Wrong

When former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved the use of harsh techniques, he did so over the objections of senior military attorneys from all branches of the armed services