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Junk Journalism Junk Journalism

Although it happened in early July after ethically challenged Congressman Gary Condit finally admitted to police that he'd had an adulterous affair with 24-year-old Chandra Levy, ...

Jul 27, 2001 / Eric Boehlert

Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Bridge? Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Bridge?

The problem of punditocracy ignorance does not usually constitute a national security threat. If most Americans walk around misinformed about Gary Condit's sexual escapades or El...

Jul 27, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman

Violence in Genoa Violence in Genoa

Violence in Genoa Demonstrations at the recent G-8 summit in Genoa resulted in

Jul 26, 2001 / Nicholas Jackson, Andrea Pertosa, Alex Crowley, Faith Hareldson, Troy Davis, Rob Miller, and Louise C. Hensleigh

The Battle of Genoa The Battle of Genoa

Organizers of the anti-G8 protest in Genoa say that 200,000 people came from all over Italy and Europe to join the mammoth demonstration yesterday.

Jul 21, 2001 / Feature / Walden Bello

Plan Colombia Broadens Plan Colombia Broadens

These days, the buzz on Capitol Hill seems loudest about Gary Condit.

Jul 17, 2001 / Feature / Jason Vest

Letters Letters

THE HUDSON, THE MOON, THE JEJUNE Washington, DC Eric Alterman's July 2 "Full-Court Press" insinuates that the Hudson Institute "sent [scholar Evan Gahr] pa...

Jul 12, 2001 / Our Readers

A Strong Dollar Clouds Prospects For Quick Rebound A Strong Dollar Clouds Prospects For Quick Rebound

      --Headline, New York Times The dollar's strong. That must be good. It's doing what a dollar should. Not so. The world cannot afford our...

Jul 12, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A.I. at Universal U A.I. at Universal U

Thinks..., David Lodge's new novel about cognitive science, university politics and marital infidelity, shows once again the author's knack for making intellectual concepts user-f...

Jul 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / David L. Sweet

Death on the Installment Plan Death on the Installment Plan

In Terre Haute, the effects of one execution are only the beginning.

Jul 12, 2001 / Feature / Jonathan Shainin

Gender Unbender Gender Unbender

Pierre Bourdieu's newsworthiness has become news. The profile of him in the New York Times deals more with how bright his star is than with its substance, and quite a bit of the a...

Jul 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Paul Reitter

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