Voices From the United Nations Voices From the United Nations
As world leaders convened at the 56th Session of the General Assembly of the UN in early November, the main topic of discussion was the fight against terrorism.
Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Joschka Fischer, Tang Jiaxuan, Roberto Rojas, and Reaz Rahman
Second-Class Postals Second-Class Postals
Anthrax scare reveals racial denial: workers on Capitol Hill are evacuated and given protective drugs while exposed postal workers, most of them black, are forgotten.
Nov 21, 2001 / Amy Alexander
Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa) Freedom Is History (and Vice Versa)
George W. Bush, whose administration is addicted to secrecy, wants presidential papers classified indefinitely, not for the usual 12 years.
Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
A Verdict on the System A Verdict on the System
Book review: A Trial by Jury, by D. Graham Burnett
Nov 21, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus
Governing the Genome Governing the Genome
Which genetic modifications should be encouraged and which outlawed?
Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Ralph Brave
Where Were They When It Counted? Where Were They When It Counted?
Bush Administration hijacks the Constitution with the Patriot Act and military tribunals; our supine media wakes up (briefly); Congress sleeps
Nov 21, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Army’s Dream Lab The Army’s Dream Lab
The Institute for Creative Technologies makes Star Wars–type simulations for Army personnel
Nov 21, 2001 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Lights! Cameras! Attack! Hollywood Enlists Lights! Cameras! Attack! Hollywood Enlists
The Taliban may have met its match: the American Dream Machine.
Nov 21, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Marc Cooper
Post-Taliban Afghanistan Post-Taliban Afghanistan
The collapse of the Taliban means the focus there must shift to relief of its citizens.
Nov 21, 2001 / The Editors