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In Bed With the Pentagon In Bed With the Pentagon

It's a fascinating scheme, "this very ambitious and aggressive embed plan," as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Bryan Whitman calls it.

Feb 27, 2003 / Carol Brightman

Patriot Act’s Big Brother Patriot Act’s Big Brother

In early February, the Center for Public Integrity disclosed a leaked draft of the Bush Administration's next round in the war on terrorism--the Domestic Security Enhancement A...

Feb 27, 2003 / David Cole

Watching Workers’ Money Watching Workers’ Money

Though he did not get much credit for it, one of Harvey Pitt's last acts as SEC chairman was to hand a tremendous victory over the mutual-fund industry to the AFL-CIO.

Feb 27, 2003 / William Greider

Hacks and Heroes Hacks and Heroes

Who's the hack? I nominate The New Yorker's Jeffrey Goldberg. He's the new Remington, though without the artistic talent.

Feb 27, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Corporate Bill for Slavery Corporate Bill for Slavery

On February 26 for the first time a judge will make substantive and procedural rulings on a probable eight lawsuits that are at the cutting edge of the movement to compensate A...

Feb 20, 2003 / John S. Friedman

What’s a Neoliberal to Do? What’s a Neoliberal to Do?

In the 1960s it seemed as if the Third World was in flames, fueled by anti-imperialist struggles from Cuba to Vietnam, Bolivia to Algeria.

Feb 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

Religion in the News Religion in the News

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Graven Images

Feb 19, 2003 / Edward Sorel and Richard Lingeman

Filibustering on Estrada Filibustering on Estrada

Few of George W. Bush's judicial nominees have generated as much opposition as has Miguel Estrada.

Feb 13, 2003 / John Nichols

Back to Segregation Back to Segregation

Sit in classrooms, eat in lunchrooms, romp on playgrounds and wander the hallways in randomly selected public schools in America: It's right here, in the nation's increasingly ...

Feb 13, 2003 / Gary Orfield and Susan Eaton

The Supermax Solution The Supermax Solution

The billboard at the east entrance to the remote rural village of Tamms, Illinois, reads "Tamms: The First Super Max," and below, in lowercase letters, "a good place to live." ...

Feb 13, 2003 / Regan Good

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