Chile’s Strange Justice Chile’s Strange Justice
Emblematic of Chile's skewed democratic transition was the sight of congressional deputy Juan Pablo Letelier, probably one of the most honest and dedicated politicians in the cou...
Jun 24, 2003 / Feature / Tim Frasca
A New Solidarity Front in Iraq A New Solidarity Front in Iraq
This fall will see a fact-finding mission to Iraq to evaluate the condition of workers and the status of the labor movement.
Jun 23, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Double-Standards for Dissidents Double-Standards for Dissidents
President Bush's support for Iranian student protesters reminds me of something a Russian friend said to me many years ago, during the Soviet era: "You Americans are an odd peopl...
Jun 23, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Buyer Beware Buyer Beware
Speaking at a conference this winter on Internet crime, eBay.com's director of law enforcement and compliance, Joseph Sullivan, offered law-enforcement officials extensive access...
Jun 20, 2003 / Feature / Jonah Engle
The Long Detour The Long Detour
For all of democratic society, this new (and certainly transitory) stage of history is costly and frightening.
Jun 20, 2003 / Feature / James Weinstein
Newt’s Smashmouth Foreign Policy Newt’s Smashmouth Foreign Policy
Deploying his smashmouth style of personal diplomacy, Newt Gingrich is again assailing the State Department as a "broken institution," for its failures in implementing President ...
Jun 20, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stop Bill Pryor Stop Bill Pryor
Talk about outside of the judicial mainstream! Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor is the latest extremist candidate nominated by the Bush Administration for a federal judgeship....
Jun 19, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
The Case for Public Patents The Case for Public Patents
It seems clear that one of the keys to public health is establishing public patents.
Jun 19, 2003 / Dennis Kucinich
Senate Committee Rebukes FCC Senate Committee Rebukes FCC
When the Federal Communications Commission voted June 2 to remove key restrictions on media consolidation, dissident Commissioner Michael Copps warned, "This Commission's drive to...
Jun 19, 2003 / John Nichols
Candid Camera Candid Camera
I have often been asked the difference between movie reviews and film criticism; and after much thought, I've decided the answer is about one week.
Jun 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans