Society

The Activist Response The Activist Response

When the FDA recently released its proposed new rules regarding genetically engineered foods Greenpeace and the Center for Food Safety didn't like the taste.

Mar 30, 2001 / Kathryn Lewis

He Has a Dream He Has a Dream

The grand ambition of the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Scott Sherman

The Black Box The Black Box

OK, no Lifelines, no 50-50s, no Audience Participation if you want to be a millionaire: Name the first great African-American sitcom of the New Millennium... Correct! The 2000 pre...

Mar 30, 2001 / Books & the Arts / John Anderson

Rainbow School Colors Rainbow School Colors

On March 27, a federal district court struck down the University of Michigan Law School's affirmative action admissions plan, ruling that the school's interest in a diverse studen...

Mar 30, 2001 / David Cole

The Times v. Moyers The Times v. Moyers

On March 26, PBS carried something that has become increasingly rare in our media-besotted land: genuine journalism. The program was an explosive investigation by Bill Moyers and ...

Mar 30, 2001 / The Editors

Here Come the Judges Here Come the Judges

All signs point to an all-out drive by the Bush Administration to slot judicial conservatives into the eighty-nine current vacancies on the federal bench. The recent to-do about e...

Mar 30, 2001 / The Editors

The French Act Up The French Act Up

The election this March of an openly gay Mayor of Paris--the Socialist Bertrand Delanoë--would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. That's one reason the American edit...

Mar 30, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Doug Ireland

Times Letters Unfit to Print Times Letters Unfit to Print

Praising its coverage, not criticizing it, is the best route to getting published.

Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Michael Massing

This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health

A woman two months pregnant goes to see her Ob-Gyn for prenatal care. As required by law, her doctor informs her that her condition places her at greater risk for a wide range of...

Mar 30, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Pardons & the Press The Pardons & the Press

The reporting was scandalous, too.

Mar 22, 2001 / Feature / Eric Boehlert

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