The National Insecurity State The National Insecurity State
Keen to control the flow of information, the Bush political machine has labored day and night to obstruct public oversight of US foreign policy. But the basic reality cannot be...
Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
Love and Theft Love and Theft
Antiquarian mishmash lathers the April screen. In Kill Bill Vol.
Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Woodward Returns Woodward Returns
Correction: "The Man" is the term Dick Cheney uses to refer to George W. Bush, not the term used by other officials to refer to Cheney. (6/1/04)
Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Why the Bubble Popped Why the Bubble Popped
This clutch of books offers an excellent retrospective on the recent stock-market crash, which wiped out $8.5 trillion in market value.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill
Wishful Thinking Wishful Thinking
In early 1966, Leonard Bernstein threw a birthday party for Dmitri Shostakovich in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Mitchinson
Eugene McCarthy: 1916-2005 Eugene McCarthy: 1916-2005
Eugene McCarthy, the Senate dove who in 1968 challenged Lyndon Johnson's conduct of the Vietnam War, died Saturday at the age of 89. In this 2004 review of Dominic Sandbrook's biog...
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Why Brown Still Matters Why Brown Still Matters
Fifty years ago, African-Americans and fellow progressives hailed Brown v. Board of Education as a conclusive turning point in the struggle for racial equality.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David J. Garrow
A Dream Deferred A Dream Deferred
After bloody battles for desegregation, blacks in Memphis are still behind.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Michael Honey
The ‘Fifth Circuit Four’ The ‘Fifth Circuit Four’
How four federal judges brought the rule of reason to the South.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jack Bass
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
Since I'm from California, I sometimes dare to dispute the seemingly popular East Coast belief that my home state is a cultural wasteland.
Apr 13, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Abby Aguirre