In America In America
If the words "first novel" and "arrival of a major American talent" appear on the front flap of a dust jacket, you can almost be sure that the picture on the back flap will depic...
Mar 25, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Philip Connors
Water’s Edge Water’s Edge
Manhattan is a tight little island. Around thirteen miles long, it has a width that varies from two miles to a few hundred feet.
Mar 25, 2004 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Letter From Algeria Letter From Algeria
Excavating the disappeared.
Mar 25, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jack Brown
Still Dreaming of Tehran Still Dreaming of Tehran
The neocons haven't given up on "regime change" in Iran. Don't count them out.
Mar 25, 2004 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss and Laura Rozen
Africa’s Oil Tycoons Africa’s Oil Tycoons
Western firms and government leaders, not the people, benefit from Angola's wealth.
Mar 25, 2004 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar
Widows and Orphans First… Widows and Orphans First…
The beast will not die.
Mar 25, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Pull Over, NASCAR Dads Pull Over, NASCAR Dads
Single women under 65--those separated, widowed, divorced or never married--represent at least 24 percent of the voting-age population and a whopping 46 percent of voting-age wom...
Mar 25, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
To all the arguments lodged against gay marriage, add this one--it's a matter of national security.
Mar 25, 2004 / David Cole
The Deaning of America The Deaning of America
Does Dean for America have a second act? That's the question a lot of people have been asking after the collapse of Howard Dean's presidential campaign.
Mar 25, 2004 / Micah L. Sifry
Israel Plays With Fire Israel Plays With Fire
At 5:20 on the morning of March 22, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of Palestinian Hamas, was leaving a mosque in the Gaza Strip when he was killed in an Israeli helicop...
Mar 25, 2004 / Adam Shatz and Roane Carey