In These Times

05.01.2006 Unlike their European counterparts, U.S. gay rights organizations have failed to mobilize public awareness or speak out against Iran's systematic persecution of homosexuals--including entrapment, blackmail, torture, and execution--says writer and commentator Doug Ireland.

03.10.2005 The U.S. president and his supporters have repeatedly said they have no intention of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq permanently, but many of their actions indicate otherwise. They should go on record and support a congressional resoultion mandating as much, says Rep. Barbara Lee; if nothing else, it would help diffuse the insurgency.

28.09.2005 Since President Bush entered office slashing taxes for the wealthy, vital community development and infrastructure programs have been shortchanged. Many federal and state officials in both parties have been predicting disaster for years, says progressive strategist David Sirota.

09.09.2005 Hurricane Katrina and its disastrous aftermath has unearthed the stark disparities of class and race that persist in 21st century America, says In These Times senior editor, Salim Muwakkil.

19.07.2005 Because he grew up in Egypt and could speak Arabic, Aidan Delgado was able to communicate with the Iraqis he was sent to fight. "I felt like they were trapped in the war as much as I was and we were all victims of it, so I felt that fighting them would be wrong," said Delgado, who now speaks to high school students about "the ugly side of the war."