Take Back the Courts Take Back the Courts
President Bush's power to appoint judges is one he hardly deserves because of the way he achieved his office.
May 3, 2001 / The Editors
Harvard’s Shame Harvard’s Shame
A sit-in at the university highlights the gulf between a great educational institution and the unconscionable working conditions many of its employees experience there.
May 3, 2001 / Benjamin L. McKean
‘A Fair and Just Amnesty’ ‘A Fair and Just Amnesty’
A grassroots movement for immigrant legalization is gathering strength.
May 3, 2001 / Feature / Julie Quiroz-Martínez
AIDS and Poverty in Africa AIDS and Poverty in Africa
Prevention and treatment require a focus on overall health and development.
May 3, 2001 / Feature / Eileen Stillwaggon
The Stochastic Aptitude Test The Stochastic Aptitude Test
A parody of Gone With the Wind has run into legal trouble: too revealing of the real nature of slavery?
May 3, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
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
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