Press Watch Press Watch
For three months now, I've been closely following the coverage of September 11 and its aftermath; how well have the media done?
Dec 20, 2001 / Michael Massing
Letter From Ground Zero: December 20, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: December 20, 2001
As the Taliban retreat in Afghanistan, the Bush administration has ample opportunity to expand its far-reaching ‘war on terror.’
Dec 20, 2001 / Jonathan Schell
Trafficking in Verse Trafficking in Verse
Immigrants and traffickers are the subjects of a certain style of Mexican music.
Dec 20, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
Secularism Unlocks the Door to Stability Secularism Unlocks the Door to Stability
In rebuilding Afghanistan, lessons should be learned from Turkey and Egypt when it comes to the separation of church and state.
Dec 18, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Press Watch Press Watch
Seymore Hersh has had a string of scoops since September 11, laying bare the covert community's skulduggery. Now, though, it seems he's toeing the government's line in ...
Dec 13, 2001 / Michael Massing
Bush’s Domestic War Bush’s Domestic War
Recent calamitous events—9/11, the recession, Enron's collapse—haven't affected the Bush administration's aims: tax cuts, drilling and Social Security '...
Dec 13, 2001 / The Editors
Where Are the Women? Where Are the Women?
Will women be included in the debate on Afghanistan's future?
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / Sara Austin
A New Giant Sucking Sound A New Giant Sucking Sound
China is taking away Mexico's jobs, as globalization enters a fateful new stage.
Dec 13, 2001 / Feature / William Greider
Cuban Embargo-Buster? Cuban Embargo-Buster?
Food companies ship supplies to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Michelle, in what could be the beginning of the end for the tediously long US embargo of the island country.
Dec 13, 2001 / Peter Kornbluh
National Security? National Security?
Israel must decide if it wants a Jewish homeland in Palestine, or all of Palestine as a Jewish state.
Dec 13, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens