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Infallible Justice Infallible Justice

I saw a puzzling banner on the door of a restaurant the other day. It was a flag flanked by two aphorisms: God bless America and America bless God.

Sep 19, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Web Journalism’s Sticky Pages Web Journalism’s Sticky Pages

Legendary New York Times obit writer Alden Whitman once observed, "Death, the cliché assures us, is the great leveler; but it obviously levels some a great deal more tha...

Sep 19, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Tatiana Siegel

Keeping the Faith Keeping the Faith

That the abused child will defend its parent is no arcane phenomenon of child psychology--hell, we've seen it on Law and Order.

Sep 19, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Anderson

Slut Patrol Slut Patrol

In some parts of China, local officials keep track of women's menstrual periods. We haven't come to that, but anyone who thinks women's reproductive and sexual privacy is secure in...

Sep 12, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

On Culturing a Union On Culturing a Union

American labor still pays lip service to the idea that it seeks "bread and roses too"--a higher standard of living, plus the chance for workers to enjoy some of the finer thing...

Sep 12, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early

Fascism’s Firm Footprint in India Fascism’s Firm Footprint in India

The Indian state is criminally culpable for the murder of Muslims in Gujarat.

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

The Great Airport Fire-Off The Great Airport Fire-Off

Admiral James Loy, the nation's top aviation security official, confirmed at an August 22 press conference what thousands of immigrant airport screeners have dreaded for nearly a...

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Michael Flaherty

The Right’s Moral Trouble The Right’s Moral Trouble

Thanks to corporate scandals, conservatives are finally on the defensive.

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Fred Block

A Cancer Grows A Cancer Grows

Medical treatment in women's prisons ranges from brutal to nonexistent.

Sep 11, 2002 / Feature / Cynthia Cooper

The Liberal Riposte The Liberal Riposte

Liberal groups are also concentrating on influencing the next generation of legal scholars.

Sep 11, 2002 / Feature / Amy Bach

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