Readers’ View Who is preying on Generation Debt? Military recruiters not only visit campuses and hover around malls; they also descend on the prison population, which is disproportionately poor.
Readers’ View Views in brief Why are the real criminals free? | Privilege at the Columbia Secondary School | UTLA dues vote a good thing | Democrats’ record on Indonesia | Making sense of "voter apathy"
Sharon Smith Exxon’s legal guardians Corporate America is celebrating the Supreme Court decision in the Exxon Valdez case that shields the world's most profitable company against its victims.
Lee Sustar Battered by two economic storms Workers are enduring a sharp cut in living standards caused by rising food and gas prices--while a credit crunch, caused by the housing crisis, drags on.
Mike Marqusee Munch’s very real phantoms "The Scream," one of the world's best-known and widely reproduced painted images--is back on display at a museum in Norway.
Charles Peterson Weapon of mass destruction The Incredible Hulk captures the amoral and villainous nature of the military's hierarchal food chain, while providing plenty of thrills.
Sam Stoker Killings by Chicago cops stir anger A rash of police-involved shootings that has left five people dead in Chicago in the past two weeks sparked a small, but resolute, protest.
Laura Taylor Houston protest against ICE raids The Houston immigrant rights community isn't allowing ICE to conduct raids on local workplaces without a response.
Elizabeth Schulte Obama’s war room One major reason for Barack Obama's popularity is the belief that he's antiwar. But the men and women he's gathered around him as advisers are veteran war-makers.
Editorial The Feds’ contempt for justice The federal government's never-ending persecution of Sami Al-Arian reached a new low when Al-Arian was charged with two counts of criminal contempt.
