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The Scourge of Baltimore The Scourge of Baltimore

As truth-tellers, journalists remain the undocumented aliens of the knowledge industry, operating in an off-the-books epistemological economy apart from philosophers and scient...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Carlin Romano

The Naked Truth The Naked Truth

If you've never set foot in the likes of Club Paradise, Scarlett's, New York Dolls, Secrets, Peepers or the boldly named Booby Trap (yes, it does exist), your image of a strip ...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

Update on Arming America Update on Arming America

Michael Bellesiles, the historian accused of research falsification in his book Arming America, a study of gun culture, announced on October 25 that he was resigning from Emory...

Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Palestine Activism Spammed Palestine Activism Spammed

Abby Aguirre's October 10, 2002, web-only piece on e-mail harassment of Palestinian activists inspired many letters to the edito

Nov 7, 2002 / Our Readers

INS Declares War on Labor INS Declares War on Labor

Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.

Nov 6, 2002 / Feature / David Bacon

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

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

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

A Nation at Risk A Nation at Risk

A year ago Congress overwhelmingly approved George W.

Oct 31, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Peter Sacks

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

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