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November 17, 2003 Issue
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Editorial
Letter From Ground Zero
A new justification for our war on Iraq has been born out of the war itself.
Bolivia’s Fight for Dignity
The tens of thousands of Bolivians in the streets in October demanding the resignation of President (now ex-) Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada came from all walks of life and inclu...
Labor Warms to Dean
Even as the labor leaders who support him are redoubling efforts to secure the Democratic presidential nod for Dick Gephardt, it is becoming increasingly clear that the form...
Occupiers and the Law
An explosive legal obstacle, currently ignored, lurks beneath the surface of the Iraq war debate--international law likely to ensnare and possibly crumple the American conqu...
Bush’s Credibility Gap
In response to the news that coordinated suicide bombs in Baghdad had killed several dozen people and wounded 200, George W. Bush pointed to the attacks as a sign of success...
The Party of God
As the 2004 election draws nearer and George W. Bush's poll numbers grow shakier, White House operatives are devoting themselves to coddling the religious right.
Column
There They Go Again
Why is it that "think pieces" about women and work and kids and marriage always leave one suspecting that the minute these corporate-lawyers-turned-stay-at-home-moms hang up...
Books & the Arts
Oy Gay!
Without baring flesh, exchanging fluids or even shedding blood, Will & Grace has become the craftiest, if not the most radical, show in the history of network tel...
Willie Nelson at 70
On April 30, Willie Nelson turned 70, celebrating with the release of his latest greatest-hits collection.
About Begley
Louis Begley is perhaps currently best known as the author of About Schmidt, the novel from which the recent acclaimed film starring Jack Nicholson was adapted.
The Curse of the Caucasus
When George Kennan set out for the Caucasus in 1870, few if any Americans had explored the highlands of Dagestan, Chechnya and the wild frontiers of imperial Russia. And with go...
