Lost in America Lost in America
In no literature in the world has the immigrant novel been more varied, more original, more persistent than in ours--and this for the most obvious of reasons.
Nov 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy
Afghanistan's crop "has spread like wildfire."
Nov 23, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General
The AG's to be one Alberto Gonzales-- Dependable, actually loyal über alles. Though we can't say "Viva!" For him on Geneva (Conventions he'd treat
Nov 18, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
Click here for info on how you can help oppose Gonzalez's nomination.
Nov 18, 2004 / David Cole
Ashcroft and After Ashcroft and After
Where will we be without John Ashcroft, his German shepherd's mug and fanatic's heart?
Nov 11, 2004 / The Editors
Voting Blocks Voting Blocks
Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
As I write, several days before the election, Congress's last-minute effort to enact the 9/11 Commission's recommendations appears to have stalled, largely because of disagreemen...
Oct 28, 2004 / David Cole
The Rehnquist Election The Rehnquist Election
This election is a referendum on William Rehnquist's Supreme Court.
Oct 26, 2004 / Bruce Shapiro
Washington Votes for War in Colombia Washington Votes for War in Colombia
The US troop presence is doubled--as Colombia's civil movement says no to more war.
Oct 19, 2004 / Feature / Bill Weinberg
Presumed Innocent Presumed Innocent
Unlike news reports, theater isn't expected to stick to the facts. By nature, the form is duplicitous, built on a sandy foundation of make-believe and pretense.
Oct 14, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon