Articles

Where Were They When It Counted? Where Were They When It Counted?

Bush Administration hijacks the Constitution with the Patriot Act and military tribunals; our supine media wakes up (briefly); Congress sleeps

Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Governing the Genome Governing the Genome

Which genetic modifications should be encouraged and which outlawed?

Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Ralph Brave

A Verdict on the System A Verdict on the System

Book review: A Trial by Jury, by D. Graham Burnett

Nov 21, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus

The Swan The Swan

Poetry

Nov 21, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Jill Bialosky

Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa) Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa)

George W. Bush, whose administration is addicted to secrecy, wants presidential papers classified indefinitely, not for the usual 12 years.

Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

Second-Class Postals Second-Class Postals

Anthrax scare reveals racial denial: workers on Capitol Hill are evacuated and given protective drugs while exposed postal workers, most of them black, are forgotten.

Nov 21, 2001 / Amy Alexander

Voices From the United Nations Voices From the United Nations

As world leaders convened at the 56th Session of the General Assembly of the UN in early November, the main topic of discussion was the fight against terrorism.

Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Joschka Fischer, Tang Jiaxuan, Roberto Rojas, and Reaz Rahman

Terrorism and Globalization Terrorism and Globalization

Although the timing was off, a conference on globalism connects the dots between its subject and terrorism.

Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Liberty Is Dying, Liberal by Liberal Liberty Is Dying, Liberal by Liberal

Sadly, the old slander that a liberal is someone who has never been mugged is turning out to be true.

Nov 20, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

For a Voting Rights Amendment For a Voting Rights Amendment

Serious shortcomings in voting access were illustrated in the 2000 'recount.'

Nov 19, 2001 / Feature / Jesse Jackson Jr.

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