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The War on Academic Freedom The War on Academic Freedom

The year since Congress passed the USA Patriot Act has brought an ever-growing enemies list from our nation's thought police.

Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Kristine McNeil

The Scourge of Baltimore The Scourge of Baltimore

As truth-tellers, journalists remain the undocumented aliens of the knowledge industry, operating in an off-the-books epistemological economy apart from philosophers and scient...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Carlin Romano

The Naked Truth The Naked Truth

If you've never set foot in the likes of Club Paradise, Scarlett's, New York Dolls, Secrets, Peepers or the boldly named Booby Trap (yes, it does exist), your image of a strip ...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

Update on Arming America Update on Arming America

Michael Bellesiles, the historian accused of research falsification in his book Arming America, a study of gun culture, announced on October 25 that he was resigning from Emory...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Palestine Activism Spammed Palestine Activism Spammed

Abby Aguirre's October 10, 2002, web-only piece on e-mail harassment of Palestinian activists inspired many letters to the edito

Nov 7, 2002 / Our Readers

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

On January 20, 1995, Bruno Jordan is gunned down in a parking lot in El Paso, Texas, in what appears to be a botched carjacking.

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Baldwin

Wanted: A Few Good Girls Wanted: A Few Good Girls

Right-wing foundation seeks eligible young women for meaningful, long-term relationship.

Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Karen Houppert

The Education of Jessica Rivera The Education of Jessica Rivera

Trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn "responsibility."

Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein

Just Say ‘I Do’ Just Say ‘I Do’

As Congress squabbles over how and whether to revamp the welfare law, one thing is clear: The Bush Administration has marriage on the mind. The Administration has already promi...

Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

INS Declares War on Labor INS Declares War on Labor

Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Nov 6, 2002 / Feature / David Bacon

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