Unforgiven Unforgiven
On August 21 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a struggling oil-refinery town on the Texas border, Wilbert Rideau walked to the center of the modern courtroom, hobbled by shackles. The...
GE and the Hudson GE and the Hudson
Last spring Richard Pollak asked in these pages, "Is GE Mightier Than the Hudson?" (May 28, 2001). Given the Environmental Protection Agency's December 4 decision to dredge the P...
Jan 3, 2002 / The Editors
Morocco’s Dirty War Morocco’s Dirty War
One country that has escaped the current scrutiny of US backing for Arab dictatorships is Morocco, in part because its human rights situation has improved over the past decade. B...
Jan 3, 2002 / Eric Goldstein
Johnnie Walker Blackened Johnnie Walker Blackened
That would-be martyr John Walker--the mujahid of Marin County--has done something more than give a bad name to my favorite Scotch whiskey. He has illuminated the utter unfitness of...
Jan 3, 2002 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Tribunal Injustice Tribunal Injustice
The regulations proposed to implement George W. Bush's order establishing military commissions for the trial of "international terrorists" are mere window dressing and will not c...
Jan 3, 2002 / Herman Schwartz
Egyptian Justice, US-Style Egyptian Justice, US-Style
Once roundly condemned for his use of using military courts for civilian crimes, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now in good company now that the US and the UK have adopted sim...
Jan 3, 2002 / Feature / Steve Negus
Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency Enron Is a Cancer on the Presidency
Enron's Ken Lay is no stranger to not only the Bush family, but the Bush administration. Finally, reporters are starting to take notice and ask questions.
Jan 2, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
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
The Making of a Movement The Making of a Movement
Getting serious about media reform: at a standstill now, the media reform movement's time has come.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
What’s Wrong With This Picture? What’s Wrong With This Picture?
The rise of the media cartel has been a long time coming. The cultural effects are not new in kind, but the problem has become considerably larger.
Dec 20, 2001 / Feature / Mark Crispin Miller