Society

Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences

OK, kids: With conservatives on the hunt for dangerous left-wing academics, take this SAT (Save America from Treachery) test. See if you can tell the difference between a terroris...

Mar 16, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Patriot Act Post-Mortem Patriot Act Post-Mortem

The failure of a complaisant, Republican-controlled Congress to enact meaningful changes to the Patriot Act means that midterm elections are the only true path to reform.

Mar 16, 2006 / David Cole

An American Inquisition? An American Inquisition?

The case of an architect who lost lucrative contracts because of his interest in the Palestinian cause underscores how Americans are becoming inured to enforced patriotism and ideo...

Mar 16, 2006 / The Editors

Too Hot for New York Too Hot for New York

My Name Is Rachel Corrie was a big hit in London, but the New York Theatre Workshop backed off from producing the play. Why is it so hard for Americans to have a healthy debate abo...

Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Philip Weiss

The Bolton Archipelago The Bolton Archipelago

John Bolton's grandstanding vote today opposing the establishment of a UN Human Rights Council might please hard-core isolationists. But no one else.

Mar 16, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams

A Whole New Ball Game A Whole New Ball Game

Major League Baseball owners may gripe, but the World Baseball Classic provides a glimpse of an alternative future for our national pastime.

Mar 15, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin

Bloggers Join Fray on Political Ads Bloggers Join Fray on Political Ads

As the House considers two bills to regulate political speech on the Internet, the liberal Daily Kos and conservative Red State blogs are bedfellows, supporting a flawed GOP-sponso...

Mar 15, 2006 / Feature / Celia Viggo Wexler

Lap Dogs of the Press Lap Dogs of the Press

During the run-up to the Iraq War, the nation's leading print and broadcast media could have saved lives if they questioned the Administration's pronouncements. Instead, they were ...

Mar 15, 2006 / Feature / Helen Thomas

Student Debts, Stunted Lives Student Debts, Stunted Lives

As Congress jacks up the rates students and their parents are paying for college loans, the consequences are already being felt by young people whose ability to have a child or own...

Mar 14, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Unborn in the USA Unborn in the USA

In his captivating new book Absolute Convictions, Eyal Press explores the links between his hometown's post-Vietnam decline and its emergence as a battlefield in the national crusa...

Mar 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin

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