Mute Point Mute Point
The undulating monoliths in architect Peter Eisenman's Holocaust memorial in Berlin are more banal than beautiful--which suits Eisenman fine.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Fighting the Abyss Fighting the Abyss
Although The Aesthetics of Resistance delves into leftist notions of art and class struggle, this account of an anti-Nazi youth group in Germany seems outdated now.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg
Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment
A recent surge of novels and memoirs reveals for the first time the ways in which Germans suffered from Allied "total war" strategy during World War II.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark M. Anderson
Letter From Iran Letter From Iran
While his ideological style may be rough, is Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the fire-breathing conservative that the mainstream Western media makes of him?
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Negar Azimi
Roberts Draws 22 Democratic Votes Roberts Draws 22 Democratic Votes
The stampede to confirm Judge John Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court roared through the full Senate Thursday as the chamber voted 78-22 to give President...
Sep 29, 2005 / John Nichols
A Disease for Every Pill A Disease for Every Pill
What do you do if you want to profit from the everyday aches and pains of human existence? Invent a disease, then convince people they need drugs to cure it.
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels
Can It Happen Here? Can It Happen Here?
With religious school vouchers and public displays of the Ten Commandments on government monuments, the United States is following Europe's path to a melding of Christianity and th...
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Richard Alba and Nancy Foner
Running on Fumes Running on Fumes
Unless the federal government does something now, rising gas prices have the potential to break the blue-collar backbone of many American towns.
Sep 29, 2005 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
No Child Left Behind? No Child Left Behind?
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Sep 29, 2005 / Annette Fuentes and Our Readers
Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League? Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League?
Why does the New York Times feel compelled to perpetuate the myth that smart, striving women are increasingly opting out of a career to be stay-at-home moms?
Sep 29, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt