Curtis Bowman

Documenting Japanese Wartime Sex Slavery

Norimitsu Onishi tells the story of Yoshiaki Yoshimi, the Japanese historian who documented the Japanese military's role in establishing brothels during the Second World War.

Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein on Income Gains in 2005

Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute report that all of the income gains in 2005 (when calculated by percentiles) went to the top 10% of households in the U.S.

Putting the Squeeze on Iran's Finances

Robin Wright of The Washington Post reports on the financial warfare that the Bush administration is waging against Iran.

Rick Perlstein on How Conservatives Smear Democrats

Rick Perlstein, author of Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, explains some of the tactics used by conservative pundits for smearing Democrats these days.