The Man Who Heard It All The Man Who Heard It All
Richard Taruskin's Oxford History of Western Music reviews the world of Western art music, expressing the magnificence and melancholy of its own age.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Paul Griffiths
The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient
Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo
Immigrant advocates at the World Social Forum offered real alternatives to the narrow debate over how to fix the system.
Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
The World Social Forum: Protest or Celebration? The World Social Forum: Protest or Celebration?
The World Social Forum in Caracas provided living proof of alternative political and social visions, but raised new questions about government co-optation.
Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Michael Blanding
Lonely Defenders of Civil Liberties Lonely Defenders of Civil Liberties
In the first of what will be a number of critical votes on renewal of the Patriot Act, only three members of the U.S. Senate supported Russ Feingold's effort to prevent enactment o...
Feb 16, 2006 / John Nichols
The Gasbag Gap The Gasbag Gap
Why expect political balance on talk TV when the networks are wedded to the belief that all the action is on the right?
Feb 16, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Emotional Truth Emotional Truth
In a DNA-driven search for biological roots, it behooves us to be less romantic about connecting with our ancestors. If we biologize our history, we will be forever less than we co...
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
On the Report by House Republicans (Yes, Republicans) That Excoriates the Bush Administration for Its Fumbling Response to Hurricane Katrina On the Report by House Republicans (Yes, Republicans) That Excoriates the Bush Administration for Its Fumbling Response to Hurricane Katrina
Michael Brown is just one of many members of Team Bush who did a heckuva job.
Feb 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The FISA File The FISA File
Although his language is less blatant than Richard Nixon's, George Bush is claiming the same imperial powers today that led Congress to pass the Foreign Intelligence Security Act.
Feb 16, 2006 / Athan G. Theoharis