Tout Torture, Get Promoted Tout Torture, Get Promoted
The Bush Administration awards a judgeship to the author of an infamous memo.
Jun 16, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Where Are the Jocks for Justice? Where Are the Jocks for Justice?
Cultural changes and lucrative endorsements may explain a drop in activism.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Fear of a Brown Planet Fear of a Brown Planet
A wave of minority politics is cresting in California--white minority politics.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
To See or Not to See To See or Not to See
Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority recently announced a new policy of stopping people "randomly" to request identification from those whom police believe to be a...
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Outlaws on Torture Outlaws on Torture
The "war on terrorism" is in trouble, and at the very moment the Bush Administration needs it most--election season. George W.
Jun 10, 2004 / David Cole
Beloved by the Media Beloved by the Media
Ronald Reagan lived a charmed life in many respects, none more so than in his relationship with the news media.
Jun 10, 2004 / Mark Hertsgaard
Reefer Madness Reefer Madness
If there was anything unusual in Judge Douglas Ginsburg's rapid descent, it was probably the sight of White House conservatives scrambling to create a loophole in the national dr...
Jun 7, 2004 / Abbie Hoffman
Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians
The Reagan Administration has made faint efforts to fake an attitude toward human rights; it has made no effort to implement a policy. Let's look at the record.
Jun 7, 2004 / Feature / Patricia Derian
The Invisibles The Invisibles
When you go to the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, you expect the screen to be a window onto the world.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Don’t Worry, Be Happy Don’t Worry, Be Happy
David Brooks is a writer whose chief claim to fame is not what he says but where he says it.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman