Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue? Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue?
Be wary when pundits talk of 'The Street.'
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
The Orchid Flower The Orchid Flower
Just as I wonder whether it's going to die, the orchid blossoms and I can't explain why it moves my heart, why such pleasure comes from one small bud on a long spindly stem, one blood red gold flower opening at mid-summer, tiny, perfect in its hour. Even to white- haired craggy poet, it's purely erotic, pistil and stamen, pollen, dew of the world, a spoonful of earth, and water. Erotic because there's death at the heart of birth, drama in those old sunrise prisms in wet cedar boughs, deepest mystery in washing evening dishes or teasing my wife, who grows, yes, more beautiful because one of us will die.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Sam Hamill
War Measured War Measured
Mismanagement and secrecy have stalled the war on terrorism—and at home its effects reverberate against civil rights.
Nov 1, 2001 / The Editors
The Unforgotten Election The Unforgotten Election
The 2000 presidential election debacle showed that the country needs electoral reform, but there's only silence from both sides of the aisle.
Nov 1, 2001 / The Editors
Ridge on the Ledge Ridge on the Ledge
Will the Homeland Security chief be an effective overseer or another spinner?
Nov 1, 2001 / Feature / David Corn
Scoundrel Time Scoundrel Time
President Bush is using his popularity in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks to push through some deeply partisan legislation.
Nov 1, 2001 / Robert L. Borosage
The Thin Blue Line The Thin Blue Line
A review of Training Day, a film by Antoine Fuqua, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.
Nov 1, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo
Security With Liberty: A Forum Security With Liberty: A Forum
On October 26, President Bush signed into law an antiterrorism package dismantling many privacy protections that Americans had long taken for granted.
Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Problem Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Problem
TASHKENT--In the markets, on the streets, even in the privacy of their homes or cars, the people of Uzbekistan are sphinxlike. They think things are going...well, as best as could...
Oct 30, 2001 / Feature / Matt Bivens
With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind? With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind?
Swept away by the fury of their impotence, huddled in temporary congressional offices, unable to capture anyone responsible for the terrorist assault on the United States, Congress...
Oct 30, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer