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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

FOIA Request FOIA Request

  Click here for background and other related information on the attempt to gain information on the more than 800 people detained by US authorities since September 11.

Oct 29, 2001 / Feature / The Nation

Letters Letters

MUDDLED NATION New York City On October 11, an alliance of Latinos, blacks and union members came close to a historic victory in New York. Alas, media rang...

Oct 25, 2001 / Our Readers

Homeland Insecurity Homeland Insecurity

It is hard to write a column like this under the present circumstances. It is hard to comment on what is happening in the world if the military regulates everything. And yet it i...

Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

US Bows to Turkey US Bows to Turkey

Alongside the White House and the Capitol building on the alleged terrorist hit list for September 11 was another, little-noticed target: Incirlik, a US airbase in southern Turkey...

Oct 25, 2001 / Ian Urbina

Day-O, an Afghan Calypso Day-O, an Afghan Calypso

(With apologies to Harry Belafonte, among others) Bombed all night by dat Yankee bunch Daylight come and de bombers go home Now dey'll drop some cashew crunch Daylight ...

Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Information Lockdown Information Lockdown

Viewers of the old spy spoof Get Smart will remember the Cone of Silence--that giant plastic hair-salon dryer that descended over Maxwell Smart and Control when they held a sensit...

Oct 25, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro

Letter From Ground Zero: October 25, 2011 Letter From Ground Zero: October 25, 2011

We've reached a new brink.

Oct 25, 2001 / Jonathan Schell

Twin Peaks Twin Peaks

Lifestyle sections have lately been detailing the public's renewed appetite for comfort food. If that rice-pudding desire translates to the big screen, then cinematic fairy tales ...

Oct 25, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich

MUD-Wrestling in California MUD-Wrestling in California

San Franciscans will vote on whether to create a public power company.

Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols

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