Magazine Articles

Dr. Denis Mukwege treats survivors of rape.read more

We need to dedicate ourselves to the art of dreaming.read more

It will gnaw at you until you help create a small community with a serious purpose.read more

Playing soccer not to win but to tie.read more

Activists try to fend off evictions and home repossessions, though the laws favor the lenders.read more

I couldn’t stand to see how government officials had power over my mother’s freedom and over mine, as well.read more

They are partners in every aspect of the Pearl Revolution.read more

Ruth Conniff reviews The Betrayal of the American Dream, by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele.read more

An old friend who long ago gave up on the Democratic Party in favor of politics on the left fringe greatly enjoys bashing prominent liberals. He finds that the opportunism , the compromises, and the double - standards of leading liberal Democrats provide easy targets. Yet of former South Dakota Senator and 1972 Presidential nominee George McGovern , my friend once opined, "If all liberals were like McGovern , I'd still be a liberal ."read more

The Wisconsin race may determine control of the U.S. Senate.read more

We must overturn Citizens United and let the People—not big money—choose.read more

Can this progressive Senator survive the onslaught from Karl Rove and company?read more

How the New Republican Budget Chair Wrecked His District and Rose to Power.read more

Living in Holland, I've been surprised by the hostility in the U.S. toward requiring everyone to buy into the health care system. I've experienced it firsthand, and I'm completely satisfied.read more

The new GOP initiative to attract women is stunningly cynical.read more