Society

Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad

America is living in the blowback years.

Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

More Surveillance on the Way More Surveillance on the Way

The USA Patriot Act was passed with much fanfare last October, but it was soon clear that lawmakers passed the package without examining all the parts.

Oct 30, 2002 / Feature / Robin Mejia

Spending for Growth Spending for Growth

One of the great disappointments of recent decades is that Democrats have more or less swallowed whole the underlying economic theories of their Republican rivals.

Oct 24, 2002 / Jeff Madrick

Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?

The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a desk.

Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Rockin’ in the Free World Rockin’ in the Free World

In a weapons producing nation under Jesus In the fabled crucible of the free world Camera crews search for clues amid the detritus And entertainment shapes the land

Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Hawks at the Washington Post Hawks at the Washington Post

The house organ for America's political class is pushing Bush's case for war.

Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Michael Massing

Can Coke Prevent AIDS? Can Coke Prevent AIDS?

As one of the largest private employers in Africa, the Coca-Cola Company could dramatically alter the course of HIV/AIDS.

Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Lisa Weinert

Legal Jeopardy Legal Jeopardy

The military needs more lawyers. More accurately, the Defense Department wants military recruiters to recruit law students on campus and through official channels.

Oct 17, 2002 / Kristin Eliasberg

Human Rights at the UN Human Rights at the UN

The day after Mary Robinson stepped down as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, forced out by determined pressure from Washington, George W.

Oct 17, 2002 / Ian Williams

Home on the Range Home on the Range

There's a joke circulating on the Internet: A grandmother overhears her 5-year-old granddaughter playing "wedding." The wedding vows go like this: "You have the right to remain...

Oct 17, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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