Table of Contents - May 2008

Commentary

Lems: Quiz: Iraq

It takes a commitment to understand the ongoing impact of the war and occupation in Iraq. Here is a test you can take to measure how well you have kept up with events. 1)... (More)

Sargent: If the Left Debated the Campaign Issues

"Election Dissension" is part of a Z Magazine series on all things electoral. We welcome your contributions to the discussion; send to... (More)

Yoder: Chastity Science

Science has not been kind to the Bush administration's abstinence-until-marriage programs in the last 12 months. Three large-scale studies in 2007 found that federally funded chastity... (More)

Berkowitz: Faith-Based Future

The seventh anniversary of President George W. Bush's Faith Based Initiative passed quietly. Interestingly, as Sarah Pulliam reported for Christianity Today, candidates John McCain, Hillary... (More)

Vltchek: Radar, Star Wars, & the Czech Republic

On March 1 the Czech Republic experienced the wrath of extra- tropical cyclone Emma passing through its territory at almost 180 kilometers per hour, disrupting infrastructure, killing two... (More)

Shykles: A Dutch Letterbox

The Netherlands has long been established as a place to do business and as more and more companies are finding out, all you need to do business there is little more than a letterbox.... (More)

Activism

Young: March of the Dead

Protesters leaving Arlington Cemetery, crossing Memorial Bridge—photo from IsisImagery.com ... (More)

Bell: Direct Action Changes

On March 15, 2008, Direct Action To Stop The War (DASW) organized a rally and action at the Chevron Richmond Refinery to kickstart a series of nationwide protests to mark the fifth... (More)

Thompson: Winter Soldier Rules of Engagement

On March 14 President George W. Bush spoke from the White House to U.S. soldiers during a video conference about their deployment in Afghanistan. "I'm a little envious. If I were... (More)

San Román: Helter Smelter

Protesters rally at ASARCO in El Paso, Sept. 2007—photo by Robert Ardovino, gettheleadout.net Despite... (More)

Brittain: Anti-Uribe Protest

Massive demonstration on March 6 in Bogotá, Colombia—photo from colombia.indymedia.org ... (More)

Features

Chomsky: "Good News," Iraq & Beyond, Part II

Having brought up Iran [in Part I], we might as well turn briefly to the third member of the famous Axis of Evil, North Korea. The official story right now is that after having been forced... (More)

González: Phoenix Rising?

In July 2005 the U.S. Army initiated a $20 million counterinsurgency program called the Human Terrain System (HTS). The program consists of five-person "human terrain teams"... (More)

Nadder Lago: Shipwrecked

While climate change and overpopulation contribute to what the United Nation's 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment calls the "globalization of nature," commercial ships... (More)

Berlet: Witch Hunts

Debbie Almontaser and Hallie Flanagan have more in common than their decision to wear headgear. They both were... (More)

Culture

Bacon: Hollywood's Sinclair

I was disappointed that Daniel Day- Lewis won an Oscar for There Will Be Blood, not because he's not a great actor (he is), but because the movie was such a betrayal of the book on which it... (More)

Bronski: Play It Again, Judy

Although I've only been teaching gay and lesbian studies for eight years, my involvement in writing about it (and participating in it) stretch back almost four decades. I have learned... (More)

Zaps

Various Submissions: Zaps

Events ENVIRONMENT - Seaflow, an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting marine life from ocean pollution, is sponsoring whale-watching trips to the... (More)