Our Man in Saigon Our Man in Saigon
In the new film version of The Quiet American, a photographer races into a plaza in downtown Saigon, rather puzzling jaded British reporter Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine).
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / H. Bruce Franklin
Who Killed Emmett Till? Who Killed Emmett Till?
The summer before 14-year-old Trent Lott entered all-white Pascagoula High School in Mississippi, a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago named Emmett Till convinced his mother to let...
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David Holmberg and Rebecca Segall
Was It Sexy, or Just Soviet? Was It Sexy, or Just Soviet?
Given the number of prematurely world-weary young men and women who followed the lure of easy money, cheap alcohol and even cheaper sex to the geopolitical discount bins of the...
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eliot Borenstein
Fun-Fact Quiz Fun-Fact Quiz
1. Which of the following statements is true? A: George W. Bush has been arrested four times. B: George W. Bush is the first President with an MBA.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
No More Pigs at the Trough No More Pigs at the Trough
How to cure infectious greed.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
The Other Israel The Other Israel
When the new intifada erupted, the mainstream Israeli peace movement was deeply shaken.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Roane Carey
Israel’s Dangerous Crossroads Israel’s Dangerous Crossroads
A continuation of the current situation will undermine Israeli democracy.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Christian Soldiers on the March Christian Soldiers on the March
Bush's handpicked delegates disrupt global conferences on women's rights.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Block
Bush’s Environmental Record Bush’s Environmental Record
3/13/01 Abandons pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 3/28/01 Rejects Kyoto Protocol.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
Trashing the Environment Trashing the Environment
Kyoto was just a start for Bush.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard