A Student Bill of Fights A Student Bill of Fights
The right takes aim at the ivory tower--brandishing a new legislative agenda.
Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Kevin Mattson
The New PC The New PC
They claim liberals are victimizing them.
Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Russell Jacoby
Hip-Hop Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Hip-Hop Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Though promoted as an antiracist event, the rally lamented the state of the corporate music industry generally.
Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Mark Hatch-Miller
On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture
As Jesus said to render unto Caesar A portion of thy grain or of thy stock, Our policy's to render unto Caesar In hopes that he'll apply electric shock.
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi? Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi?
That the Boston Globe is a great newspaper can be in no doubt, as its brave (though flawed) reporting on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has recently demonstrated.
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Grim Fairy Tales Grim Fairy Tales
It seemed too bizarre to be anything but apocryphal, but, hey, I heard it on NPR: William Poole, a high school junior from Kentucky, was taken into custody and charged with threa...
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Jews Without Borders Jews Without Borders
Although revered in certain circles as something close to holy writ, Edward W.
Mar 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Time to End Recidivism Time to End Recidivism
What about the 178 women who will be released from US prisons every day of the year?
Mar 4, 2005 / Richard M. Aborn
The Cheese Stands Alone The Cheese Stands Alone
Beijing Plus 10, the follow-up on the momentous 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, is opening at the United Nations as I write, and like other UN gatherings since ...
Mar 3, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hunter S. Thompson Hunter S. Thompson
He said he wanted his ashes shot out of a cannon. "A great funeral" was what he wanted, he told his son. Then he walked into the kitchen and shot himself dead in the head.
Mar 3, 2005 / Warren Hinckle