The Culture War Descends on Columbia
Esther Kaplan : Religion
David Horowitz's Islamofascism Awareness Week hits the already beleaguered campus.
2007
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Alaska Warms to The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Iraq War
In this cut from Blue Man/Red State, a documentary on Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Juneau peace activists give Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel a warm welcome and a helping hand.
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Surveillance Makes You Paranoid
Nicholas von Hoffman : Police & Law Enforcement
Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.
2006
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9/11: The Roots of Paranoia
Christopher Hayes : Media Analysis
Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like "Truth Movement" to fill in the gaps.
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Where Are the Good Americans?
Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : Torture
When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no?
2005
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The Silencing of Carlos Delgado
The New York Mets' squelching of first baseman Carlos Delgado's longstanding protest of the war in Iraq during the seventh-inning stretch speaks volumes about how the rules of the game have changed on political dissent.
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More Leaks, Please!
Bruce Shapiro : Journalists & Journalism
Power-friendly reporters like Judith Miller are easily manipulated by selective leaks. But what we need now is more civil disobedience by whistleblowers exposing renditions, acts of torture and the flagrant abuse of power.
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Memorial Chauvinism
Alisa Solomon : Designing & Rebuilding Ground Zero
The controversy over the World Trade Center cultural institutions is one more episode in a long, often bitter dispute over how 9/11 should be remembered and understood.
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Spying on the Protesters
John S. Friedman : Police & Law Enforcement
It's déjà-vu all over again: National Guard units and federal, state and local law enforcement are spying on antiwar activists.
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Terror Hysteria Gone Absurdist
Steve Kurtz is being persecuted to warn off anyone who dares to contest the joint enterprise of science, profit, Pentagon and state.
2004
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Full of Beans in Boston
Michael Blanding : Democratic Party
Organizers hope to provide a positive alternative to both the Democratic platform and the kind of confrontational mobilizations that have led to violence in the past.
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The Fine Art of Bush-Bashing
Liza Featherstone : Republican Party
While New York City authorities and anti-GOP organizers square off over the right to rally, cultural activists are taking matters into their own hands.
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Former Bush (41) and Reagan Officials Say Bush (43) Must Go
Katrina vanden Heuvel : US Foreign Policy
these old hands are taking a stand against the most arrogant and incompetent foreign policy in their lifetimes.
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Where Are the Jocks for Justice?
Kelly Candaele & Peter Dreier : Sports
Cultural changes and lucrative endorsements may explain a drop in activism.
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