The Drug War: More Wasted Money and Lives

The Drug War Has a mission; ‘Bout as smart as Prohibition. The Associated Press recently reported on some exhaustive research, undertaken by the nonprofit International Centre for Science in Drug Policy. These tireless scholars examined 300 studies covering the...

The Danger of Invisible Corporate Power

Let’s face it: Large corporations have our country, and us, in a death grip. Some of their bad behavior makes big headlines: the BP oil disaster, Goldman Sachs’ financial shenanigans, Enron’s book-cooking. However, equally dangerous corporate...

The Lineup: Week of June 7-13

Here’s what to expect in our next editorial package, which you’ll find live on our website on Monday morning. The cartoon will accompany the op-ed by Phyllis Bennis. You can get it all in your inbox by subscribing to our weekly newsletter. If you...

Time for a Job Surge

Well, the good news is that the U.S. economy gained a net 431,000 jobs in May—albeit largely due to the hiring of 411,000 temporary Census workers. The bad news is that private employment increased by only 41,000, and that’s much less than the 180,000...