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Can't Stop, Won't Stop
A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
Reviewed By Ta-Nehisi Coates
March/April 2005 Issue

Bury The Chains
Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
Reviewed by Dave Gilson
January/February 2005 Issue

American Dynasty
Onetime GOP strategist Kevin Phillips takes on a world he knows well: Aristocracy, fortune, and the politics of deceit in the House of Bush
Reviewed by Douglas Brinkley
January/February 2004 Issue

The End of Blackness
Debra Dickerson's fresh take on blackness in America
Reviewed By Michael W. Robbins
January/February 2004 Issue

Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett
Locked Out by the System
Jennifer Gonnerman gets it right in her merciless look at the human fallout of New York's drug laws
Reviewed by Debra J. Dickerson
March/April 2004 Issue

Perfectly Legal
When it comes to paying taxes, David Cay Johnston has an ugly truth for you: You're getting screwed.
Reviewed by Eric Umansky
March/April 2004 Issue

A Dream Deferred
Two books on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education Reviewed by Debra J. Dickerson
May/June 2004 Issue

The Right Nation: How Conservatism Won
The men from the Economist explain why conservatism won out in America
Reviewed by Michael Kazin
July/August 2004 Issue

A Field Guide Too Sprawl
Sprawling Toward Bethlehem
Dolores Hayden examines the omnipresence of sprawl
Reviewed Clara Jeffery
July/August 2004 Issue

American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps
A story of murder in Tonga and injustice in the U.S.
Reviewed by Michael W. Robbins
July/August 2004 Issue

Bitter Medicine
Two books about Big Pharma Reviewed by Shannon Brownless
September/October 2004 Issue

The Power and the Story: How the Crafted Presidential Narrative Has Determined Success From George Washington to George W. Bush
What's a good way of predicting presidential races? Find the candidate with the best story to tell, writes Evan Cornog
Reviewed by Michael W. Robbins
September/October 2004 Issue

Neoconom y: George Bush's Revolutionary Gamble with America's Future
A Bad Bet
Reviewed by James Surowiecki
November/December 2004 Issue

Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business & Bad Medicine
Reviewed by Scott Duke Harris
November/December 2004 Issue

War Trash by Ha Jin
Reviewed by Daniel Duane
November/December 2004 Issue

A Globalized Tinderbox
World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
Reviewed By Chris Lehmann
January/February 2003 Issue

One Soldier's View
Jarhead: A Marine' s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles By Anthony Swofford. Scribner.
Reviewed By Marc Herman
January/February 2003 Issue

Better Than Well: American Medicine Meets the American Dream
By Carl Elliott. W.W. Norton.
Reviewed By Gary Greenberg
March/April 2003 Issue

Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers
By Alissa Quart. Current Affairs.
Reviewed By Darby Saxbe
March/April 2003 Issue

Think Different
Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use By Jacob Sullum. Tarcher/Putnam.
Reviewed By Joshua Wolf Shenk
May/June 2003 Issue

Visions of War
Shooting Under Fire: The World of the War Photographer Edited by Peter Howe
Reviewed By Bill Berkeley
May/June 2003 Issue

The World's Suffering 'Nobodies'
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor By Paul Farmer. University of California Press.
Reviewed By John Brady
May/June 2003 Issue

Teach No Evil
The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn By Diane Ravitch. Knopf.
Reviewed By Verlyn Klinkenborg
July/August 2003 Issue

Stripping the Seas
The Empty Ocean: Plundering the World's Marine Life By Richard Ellis. Island Press.
Reviewed By Michael W. Robbins
July/August 2003 Issue

Supremacist Science
American pseudo-science and the crimes of the Third Reich.
War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race By Edwin Black. Four Walls, Eight Windows
Reviewed By David Plotz September/October 2003 Issue

Hearing America
Studs Terkel's ode to activism provides a powerful lesson in how to listen.
Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times By Studs Terkel. The New Press.
Reviewed By Todd Gitlin November/December 2003 Issue

Six Mothers, Too Young
Joanna Lipper's 'Growing Up Fast' is an unflinching, but respectful dissection of teen motherhood.
Growing Up Fast By Joanna Lipper. Picador.
Reviewed By Julia Turner November/December 2003 Issue

Hands to Work: The Stories of Three Families Racing the Welfare Clock
By LynNell Hancock.
Reviewed by Cynthia Gorney
January/February 2002 Issue

Yellow
By Frank H. Wu
Reviewed by Jeff Chang
January/February 2002 Issue

The News About America: American Journalism in Peril
By Leonard Downie Jr. and Robert G. Kaiser.
Reviewed by Eric Bates
January/February 2002 Issue

Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
By Robert Whitaker.
Reviewed by Ben Ehrenreich
January/February 2002 Issue

Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy
By James S. Hirsch
Reviewed by Neil Henry
March/April 2002 Issue

Muckraking! The Journalism That Changed America
By Judith and William Serrin
Reviewed by Monika Bauerlein
March/April 2002 Issue

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
By William McDonough and Michael Braungary
Reviewed by Ben Ehrenreich
March/April 2002 Issue

The Republic of East LA
By Luis Rodriguez
Reviewed by Ben Ehrenreich
March/April 2002 Issue

Brown: The Last Discovery of America
By Richard Rodriguez
Reviewed by Ben Ehrenreich
May/June 2002 Issue

Small Wonder
By Barbara Kingsolver
Reviewed by Andi Zeisler
May/June 2002 Issue

Another Vietnam: Pictures of the War From the Other Side
By Tim Page
Reviewed by Dana Sachs
May/June 2002 Issue

The Next Energy Source?
The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin
Reviewed by Bill McKibben
September/October 2002 Issue

Growing Up Empty
Growing Up Empty: The Hunger Epidemic in America by Loretta Schwartz-Nobel
Reviewed by Lynnell Hancock
November/December 2002 Issue

Between the Lines
By Dennis Cass
November/December 2002 Issue

The New HNIC
The New HNIC (Head Niggas in Charge): The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop by Todd Boyd
Reviewed by Tim Dickinson
November/December 2002 Issue

Heart of the Congo
A clear-eyed examination of humanitarian aid in action
Reviewed by Dave Gilson
March/April 2005 Issue

Blogumentary
A playful jaunt through the blogosphere
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
January/February 2005 Issue

Just An American Boy
Musician Steve Earle's whirlwind public life is captured, roughly, by documentarian Amos Poe.
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2004 Issue

Whatam ericaneeds.com
What America Needs: From Sea to Shining Sea
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
March/April 2004 Issue

The Yes Men
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
July/August 2004 Issue

Monumenta l: David Brower's FIght For Wild America
Reviewed by Gregory Crouch
September/October 2004 Issue

The Day My God Died
Reviewed by Debby Nathan
November/December 2004 Issue

American Jobs
Reviewed by Tim Dickinson
November/December 2004 Issue

Razing Appalachia
Sasha Waters. 72 minutes. Room 135 Productions.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
January/February 2003 Issue

Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story
Garrett Scott. 56 minutes. Subdivision Productions.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
January/February 2003 Issue

The Weather Underground
Sam Green, Bill Siegel. 92 minutes. The Free History Project.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
March/April 2003 Issue

This Is Nowhere
Doug Hawes-Davis. 87 minutes. High Plains Films.
Reviewed By Colin Chisholm
March/April 2003 Issue

The Same River Twice
Robb Moss. 78 minutes. Next Life Films.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
May/June 2003 Issue

Love & Diane
Addiction, disfunction, and collision in Brooklyn.
Jennifer Dworkin. Chilmark Productions. 155 minutes
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
July/August 2003 Issue

The Camcorder as a Shield
From Mexico to the Czech Republic, camcorder-toting nonprofessionals are turning video into a human rights tool.
Seeing Is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News. Katerina Cizek and Peter Witonick. 58 Minutes. Necessary Illusions Productions.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
September/October 2003 Issue

Morris on McNamara
Documentarian extraordinaire Errol Morris takes on Robert McNamara.
Fog of War. Errol Morris. Sony Pictures Classics. 106 minutes.
Reviewed By Rob Nelson
November/December 2003 Issue

ABC Africa
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
January/February 2002 Issue

A Constant Forge
Directed by Charles Kiselyak
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
January/February 2002 Issue

Kandahar
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
January/February 2002 Issue

Blue Vinyl
Directed by Judith Helfand
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
May/June 2002 Issue

War Photographer
War Photographer directed by Chris Frei
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
September/October 2002 Issue

Uncle Saddam
Uncle Saddam by Joel Soler
Reviewed by Rob Nelson
November/December 2002 Issue

Trust Us, We're Experts
The Yes Men punk the suits
By Dave Gilson
March/April 2005

Smells Like Governance
An interview with Nirvana bassist turned activist Krist Novoselic
By Katherine Turman
January/February 2005 Issue

Fair Trade's Front Man
Coldplay's Chris Martin has chosen not to live inside the bubble of his success
Interviewed by Katherine Turman
January/February 2004 Issue
Telling Truth
Billy Bragg is living the life every ex-punk should aspire to.
Interviewed by David Hutcheon
March/April 2004 Issue

Taking Back The Dial: Lizz Winstead
Talking radio and politics with the comedy czarina of Air America.
Interviewed by Kurt Andersen
May/June 2004 Issue

Don't Get Too Comfortable
New York's fearless impersonator talks about her mix of humor and politics, and her battles with the FCC.
Interviewed by Joshua Wolf Shank
July/August 2004 Issue

Chuck D
Rapping the vote: the Former Public Enemy front man on the political power of hip-hop.
Interviewed by Jeff Chang
September/October 2004 Issue

Eve Ensler on "good" bodies and bad politics
Interviewed By Andi Zeisler
November/December 2004 Issue

Rage for Justice: Tom Morello
Interviewed by Timothy C. Davis
January/February 2003 Issue

When Novel Meets Exposé: An Interview with Ruth Ozeki
By Andi Zeisler
March/April 2003 Issue

Songs Of Experience: An Interview with Lucinda Williams
By Katherine Turman
May/June 2003 Issue

From the Left of Your Radio Dial: An Interview with Harry Shearer
By Dennis Cass
July/August 2003 Issue

Heeding Hip Hop's Higher Calling: An Interview with Russell Simmons
By Katherine Turman
September/October 2003 Issue

Radical Pragmatist: An Interview with Tony Kushner
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playright of Angels in America on queer TV and power politics in America.
By Ben Greenman
November/December 2003 Issue

The Sundance Kid
Filmmaker Justin Lin discusses being young, urban, Asian American and the target of a Hollywood bidding war.
Interviewed by Oliver Wang
September/October 2002 Issue

Aimee Mann: A Space of Her Own
The iconic singer-songwriter discusses the economics of being oh-so indie.
Interviewed by Nancy Updike
November/December 2002 Issue

Activist in an Angry World
Novelist and activist superstar Arundhati Roy talks about globalization and the post-September 11th era.
Interviewed by Arlie Russell Hochschild
January/February 2002 Issue

Music

Charanga Cakewalk
New from Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2005 Issue

Ambush
A new album from the Maroons
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2005 Issue

Later That Day...
Lyrics Born's latest addition to West Coast hip-hop
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2004 Issue

Raise your Spirit Higher: Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Heads Up.
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2004 Issue

In Exile De: Juliana Hatfieldo
Reviewed by Jon Young
July/August 2004 Issue

Six Degrees:Bebel Gilberto
Reviewed by Jon Young
September/October 2004 Issue

Street Signs
Ozomatli
Reviewed by Jon Young November/December 2004 Issue

In The World of Him: Sally Sims
Reviewed by Jon Young
Month/Month 2004 Issue

Power in Numbers
Jurassic 5. Interscope.
Reviewed By Jon Young
January/February 2003 Issue

Failer
Kathleen Edwards. Zoë.
Reviewed By Jon Young
March/April 2003 Issue

In the Beginning...
Townes Van Zandt. Compadre.
Reviewed By Jon Young
May/June 2003 Issue

Folk, Revived
Songs from the '60s, relevant today.
Let Freedom Ring. Various Artists. Vanguard.
Reviewed By Jon Young
July/August 2003 Issue

Recalling an Underrated Master
A collection of unreleased tracks showcases Johnnie Taylor's deep-fried Southern soul at its finest.
There's No Good in Goodbye. Johnnie Taylor. Malaco.
Reviewed By Jon Young
September/October 2003 Issue

Tate's Soul Triumph
Howard Tate is back, and he still has what it takes.
Rediscovered. Howard Tate. Private Music.
Reviewed By Jon Young
NOvember/December 2003 Issue

The Complete Vanguard Recordings
By Mimi and Richard Farina
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2002 Issue

Fishin' in the Muddy
By Gurf Morlix
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2002 Issue

AOI: Bionix
By De La Soul
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2002 Issue

The Complete Vanguard Recordings
By Mimi and Richard Farina
Reviewed by Jon Young
March/April 2002 Issue

England, Half English
By Billy Bragg and The Blokes
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2002 Issue

Belly of the Sun
By Cassandra Wilson
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2002 Issue

GasCD
By Various Artists
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2002 Issue

Blues Stop Knockin'
By Blues Stop Knocking
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2002 Issue

Motherland
By Natalie Merchant
Reviewed by Jon Young
January/February 2002 Issue

Higher Ground
Real World by The Blind Boys of Alabama
Reviewed by Jon Young
September/October 2002 Issue

Dressed In Black & Kindred Spirits
Dressed In Black & Kindred Spirits by Various Artists
Reviewed by Jon Young
November/December 2002 Issue