Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre
The highpoint of this year's World Social Forum was reached earlier this evening when newly elected Brazilian president Luiz Ignacio "Lula" Da Silva showed up to address an o...
Jan 25, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre
Just hours after the third annual World Social Forum was officially inaugurated this afternoon, ten of thousands of delegates, visitors and local residents are gathering for ...
Jan 23, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
The Eastern Front The Eastern Front
If Elia Suleiman's face were a cartoon, then the single short, white brush stroke dabbed into his black hair would perhaps be the beginning of a thought balloon, perpetually fo...
Jan 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Familia Faces Familia Faces
Genealogy rules Latino literature tyrannically.
Jan 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
Forced to Bowl Alone? Forced to Bowl Alone?
Being a citizen in America today feels a bit like being the student at the bottom of the class. We are continually reminded of how we are falling down on the job. Not enough of...
Jan 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Palma J. Strand
You’ve Got Issues? You’ve Got Issues?
Setting themselves apart is a big job for most Democratic presidential hopefuls.
Jan 23, 2003 / Feature / David Corn
USA Oui! Bush Non! USA Oui! Bush Non!
How Europeans see America
Jan 23, 2003 / Feature / Eric Alterman
State of Disunion State of Disunion
These are dangerous times. George W. Bush is set to make another State of the Union address.
Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Smiths Go to Washington The Smiths Go to Washington
My friend Ruth Rosen, who writes a terrific column for the San Francisco Chronicle, advised her readers to go to the antiwar marches organized by International ANSWER but to ta...
Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Win at Cracker Barrel A Win at Cracker Barrel
A lonely Cracker Barrel restaurant stands alongside the highway that runs near my house.
Jan 23, 2003 / M.V. Lee Badgett