On (Gay) Marriage, Divorce and Statistics On (Gay) Marriage, Divorce and Statistics
One of the things that drive me nuts is that people always say that one in two American marriages ends in divorce. This isn't exactly true.
Jul 5, 2004 / Nora Ephron
Out With Gerrymanders! Out With Gerrymanders!
This April, in the case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, the Supreme Court came close to burying any hope of curing one of the worst diseases in our ailing democracy--the partisan gerryman...
Jul 1, 2004 / Herman Schwartz
Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream
In a cluster of beach bungalows in Ghana in December 2000, my wife and I encountered the Peace Corps dream.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
Incarceration, Inc. Incarceration, Inc.
Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Letter From Athens Letter From Athens
Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
True Patriotism True Patriotism
The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
A No to Media Monopoly A No to Media Monopoly
Media monopolists were dealt a rare setback when the Philadelphia-based US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit blocked implementation of last year's decision by the Federal Co...
Jul 1, 2004 / John Nichols
No Blank Check No Blank Check
"A state of war is not a blank check for the President." The Bush Administration's claims "would turn our system of checks and balances on its head." "If civil rights are to be c...
Jul 1, 2004 / David Cole
Bush’s AIDS Hypocrisy Cons the NY Times Bush’s AIDS Hypocrisy Cons the NY Times
New anti-condom CDC regs give the lie to Bush's election-year rhetoric.
Jun 30, 2004 / Feature / Doug Ireland
Rehnquist, Cambodia & Abu Ghraib Rehnquist, Cambodia & Abu Ghraib
The Chief Justice wrote a rationale for Nixon's invasion that is being used to justify torture.
Jun 26, 2004 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro