Society

Morocco’s Dirty War Morocco’s Dirty War

One country that has escaped the current scrutiny of US backing for Arab dictatorships is Morocco, in part because its human rights situation has improved over the past decade. B...

Jan 3, 2002 / Eric Goldstein

Johnnie Walker Blackened Johnnie Walker Blackened

That would-be martyr John Walker--the mujahid of Marin County--has done something more than give a bad name to my favorite Scotch whiskey. He has illuminated the utter unfitness of...

Jan 3, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Tribunal Injustice Tribunal Injustice

The regulations proposed to implement George W. Bush's order establishing military commissions for the trial of "international terrorists" are mere window dressing and will not c...

Jan 3, 2002 / Herman Schwartz

Egyptian Justice, US-Style Egyptian Justice, US-Style

Once roundly condemned for his use of using military courts for civilian crimes, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now in good company now that the US and the UK have adopted sim...

Jan 3, 2002 / Feature / Steve Negus

Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency

Enron's Ken Lay is no stranger to not only the Bush family, but the Bush administration. Finally, reporters are starting to take notice and ask questions.

Jan 2, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Making of a Movement The Making of a Movement

Getting serious about media reform: at a standstill now, the media reform movement's time has come.

Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

What’s Wrong With This Picture? What’s Wrong With This Picture?

The rise of the media cartel has been a long time coming. The cultural effects are not new in kind, but the problem has become considerably larger.

Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Crispin Miller

Posting Ideas Posting Ideas

To keep the press free, Ben Franklin made sure that periodicals once got preferential treatment from the USPS. It's time to revisit that idea again.

Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Victor Navasky

AIDS: Another World War AIDS: Another World War

The war on terror is threatening to overshadow a far more deadly threat—the AIDS epidemic.

Dec 20, 2001 / Salih Booker

Take This Media…Please! Take This Media…Please!

Cultural critics and producers sound off on Big Media.

Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Various Contributors

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