Society

The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux The Persecution of Wen Ho Lee, Redux

Over the last two years, various government and congressional officials adroitly exploited leaks to the media to defame Wen Ho Lee, a Los Alamos nuclear scientist.

Aug 7, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Schmoozapalooza 2000 Schmoozapalooza 2000

So ABC is arranging its convention coverage around an exhibition football game. NBC is giving us just the acceptance speeches.

Jul 27, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Devil Theory of Islam A Devil Theory of Islam

Judith Miller is a New York Times reporter much in evidence on talk shows and seminars on the Middle East.

Jul 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Edward W. Said

Can Truth Outlast a Green Light for Media Mergers? Can Truth Outlast a Green Light for Media Mergers?

Should the corporate owners of newspapers like the Los Angeles Times or the New York Post be allowed to own television stations in the same city?

Jul 24, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Death Penalty Politics Death Penalty Politics

The seismic shift in the politics of the death penalty is staggering.

Jul 13, 2000 / Mike Farrell

Media and Trade: A Love Story Media and Trade: A Love Story

On the final day of the Seattle demonstrations this past December, Peter Jennings of ABC's World News Tonight introduced the story with a sly aside: "The thousands of demonstrato...

Jul 13, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

MP3: It’s Only Rock and Roll and The Kids Are Alright MP3: It’s Only Rock and Roll and The Kids Are Alright

Once upon a time there was a struggling young California band. Its music was too loud and its image too unpolished for MTV.

Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Siva Vaidhyanathan

Miranda Rights Reread Miranda Rights Reread

It is impossible to overstate the importance--politically and legally--of the Supreme Court's recent 7-to-2 reaffirmation of its 1966 ruling in Miranda v. Arizona.

Jun 29, 2000 / The Editors

Want to Know a Secret?–There Are No Secrets Want to Know a Secret?–There Are No Secrets

These days, the once highly revered nuclear weapons lab at Los Alamos is the butt of jokes and investigations over the latest revelation--that top-secret files supposedly locke...

Jun 27, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Do As We Say, Not As We Do Do As We Say, Not As We Do

What's wrong with this picture?: Slobodan Milosevic will be dragged before an international war crimes tribunal while Robert McNamara tours American college campuses touting hi...

Jun 26, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

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