Hate-Crimes Follies Hate-Crimes Follies
Charging people with a "hate crime" when their crime is essentially some type of assault is a troubling trend.
May 3, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Without Fear, Favor or Ombudsman Without Fear, Favor or Ombudsman
The New York Times could benefit from having an in-house arbitrator.
May 3, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
Justice on the Cheap Justice on the Cheap
For many indigent defendants, the right to a lawyer doesn't mean much.
Labor Fights for Immigrants Labor Fights for Immigrants
The stage is set for a showdown over the fate of undocumented workers.
May 3, 2001 / Feature / David Bacon
Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano
Feminist anthropology fights for public voice in a new era.
May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Micaela di Leonardo
No FTAA, No Fast Track No FTAA, No Fast Track
With NAFTA as an ugly precedent, the proposed trade pact is generating serious opposition from a number of social and economic sources.
Apr 26, 2001 / The Editors
AIDS: The New Apartheid AIDS: The New Apartheid
A campaign to help sick people in need of unaffordable medicines is clashing with forces in the global pharmaceutical industry.
Apr 26, 2001 / Mark Gevisser
Covenant With Death Covenant With Death
The death penalty needs to be thought through by liberals, and its acceptance or rejection cannot be á la carte.
Apr 26, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Kennard, the Public & the FCC Kennard, the Public & the FCC
The former FCC chairman says he's bitter about the effective dismantling of his low-power radio plan. Under his successor, such an idea won't even get raised.
Apr 26, 2001 / Feature / Robert W. McChesney
Childcare Scare Childcare Scare
Studies on the effects of childcare on the young are colored by researchers' views about educated women who go to work.
Apr 26, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt