In These Times

23.05.2005 A People's History of the United States made Howard Zinn one of America's most renowned intellectuals, examining events from the perspective of those affected, not just those in charge. He discusses his recently published companion volume, which is comprised of the primary source material from well-known figures like Sojourner Truth and Kurt Vonnegut that informed his earlier work.

17.05.2005 Nicaraguan fruit plantation workers, exposed to the pesticide Nemagon used by Dole, Chiquita, and Del Monte in the 1970s, are today suffering from incurable illness and many of their children were born with horrific deformities. Though the chemical was known to be toxic to humans and banned in the United States, the companies continued to use it in other countries without disclosing the health risks. The workers have never been compensated.

16.05.2005 Conservatives in Congress want to tell Americans what they should be allowed to watch on cable, satellite, and even the Internet. Get ready to say goodbye to South Park, The Sopranos, Dave Chappelle and John Stewart. Will it soon become "indecent" to criticize the president, wonders Vermont's independent Congressman Bernie Sanders?

13.05.2005 As the U.S. continues to provide Haiti’s interim government with diplomatic and military support, reports of police and death squads systematically repressing supporters of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide continue to emerge. Thousands have been detained and 10,000 have been killed in Haiti’s U.S.-supported 'march to democracy.'

06.05.2005 The Republican Party’s plans to dismantle the filibuster--a debate technique used for hundreds of years to ensure no one faction wields unlimited power in the U.S. Senate--is a first step towards dismantling the constitutionally enshrined separation of church and state, contends In These Times editor Joel Bleifuss.