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Life on the Nuclear Edge Life on the Nuclear Edge

In this issue, on the twentieth anniversary of the June 12, 1982, march of a million people in Manhattan's Central Park protesting nuclear arms, we publish an appeal calling on...

Jun 6, 2002 / The Editors

Sinn Fein Rising Sinn Fein Rising

Sinn Fein, generally known for its historical association with the Irish Republican Army and the peace process, has made a breakthrough in the twenty-six-county Irish Republic by ...

Jun 6, 2002 / Tom Hayden

Going Down the Road Going Down the Road

Dressed for Success

Jun 6, 2002 / Jim Hightower

Oslo or Helsinki? Oslo or Helsinki?

The pervasive assumption among nearly all of Oslo's proponents was that the undemocratic nature of Yasser Arafat's regime, far from being an obstacle to peace, was actually a strat...

Jun 6, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Saying No to Nuclear Arms Saying No to Nuclear Arms

Calls for an end to nuclear weapons are growing--including in Washington.

Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Raffi Khatchadourian

Global Rights: The Movies Global Rights: The Movies

As all reputable news outlets assure us, privatization benefits everyone--which is lucky, since these same outlets report that privatization is inevitable. We live out a happy fat...

Jun 6, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

‘Blue Clear Down’ ‘Blue Clear Down’

Late in her life, Lorine Niedecker collected several dozen of her poems in handmade books that she gave to three friends. One poem common to all three books is "Who Was Mary Shell...

Jun 6, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Special Rights for the Godly? Special Rights for the Godly?

Let's say I'm a Jehovah's Witness, and I get a job in an understaffed emergency room where, following the dictates of my conscience, I refuse to assist with blood transfusions ...

Jun 6, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Unions on the Net Unions on the Net

Unions are gradually making fuller use of the Internet's capacities to improve communication with their own staffs or members. But increasingly they are also using the web to recr...

Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Richard B. Freeman

A Proposal to American Labor A Proposal to American Labor

Let's create "open-source unions," and welcome millions into the movement.

Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Richard B. Freeman

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