Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream
In a cluster of beach bungalows in Ghana in December 2000, my wife and I encountered the Peace Corps dream.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
The Rootless Cosmopolitan The Rootless Cosmopolitan
This essay appears as the foreword to Edward Said's From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map, which will be published in August by Pantheon.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Tony Judt
German Greens and Pax Europa German Greens and Pax Europa
Joschka Fischer envisions a European alternative to American hegemony.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
Incarceration, Inc. Incarceration, Inc.
Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Letter From Athens Letter From Athens
Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
The Rough Guide to Baghdad The Rough Guide to Baghdad
Searching for order in Sadr City.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Moore 1, Media 0 Moore 1, Media 0
I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
True Patriotism True Patriotism
The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
On the Prime-Time Schedule for the Republican National Convention On the Prime-Time Schedule for the Republican National Convention
The wacko right has mostly just disdain For Schwarzenegger, Rudy and McCain. But they'll be featured at the prime-time mike As just the sort of folks swing voters like.
Jul 1, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin