Taslima’s Pilgrimage Taslima’s Pilgrimage
"A war was about to start. Knots of wide-eyed people gathered in courtyards, in open fields, on street corners....
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Meredith Tax
A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk
A year ago Congress overwhelmingly approved George W.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
"Ifavor unconditional withdrawal from the territories," says a former head of Israel's security service, rather starkly, given his background. It's from an interview in this ed...
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
‘The Heart’s Garden’ ‘The Heart’s Garden’
The day that Kenneth Rexroth died was not a dark, cold day.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Right Way to Have Sex The Right Way to Have Sex
Debbie Nathan is an attendee of Feminist Futures, a New York-based study group whose organizers include Leonore Tiefer.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Debbie Nathan
In Cold Type In Cold Type
Until and unless a nonhuman animal becomes a legal person, she will remain invisible to civil law." This quote from the legal profile in Bark magazine's fall issue in many ways...
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
Theories of Relativity Theories of Relativity
During one pleasant dinner aboard the Nation cruise, one of my tablemates told an amusing story about Einstein giving a lecture in which he stated that he expected the solar sy...
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad
America is living in the blowback years.
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
More Danger in Sniper Case More Danger in Sniper Case
With sniper suspect now in jail, DAs are fighting tooth and nail. They're in a monumental race To see who gets to try this case
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Prosody in Motion Prosody in Motion
As you are no doubt aware, First Lady Laura Bush is a former teacher and has a master's degree in library science. This is all to the good.
Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Art Winslow