The New Imperialism The New Imperialism
In my days as a student activist in the 1970s, the use of the term "imperialism" to describe US policy was generally used only in the antiwar and international solidarity movem...
Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / William D. Hartung
Copyright Monopolies Copyright Monopolies
Big Media won another battle in the escalating war over copyright on January 15, when the Supreme Court upheld a 1998 law extending copyright terms by twenty years, to life plu...
Jan 30, 2003 / Andrew L. Shapiro
Irene Diamond Irene Diamond
Irene Diamond, who died recently at 92, was an innovative philanthropist, ever ready to bet on an unlikely cause.
Jan 30, 2003 / The Editors
‘Random’ Destruction ‘Random’ Destruction
Once again, changes at Random House have made headlines in papers throughout the country.
Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin
Reformers at Bay in Iran Reformers at Bay in Iran
In Iran, the name Abbas Abdi is inextricably linked with the word "reform." Although he's now a key ally of President Mohammad Khatami and an advocate of opening a dialogue wit...
Jan 23, 2003 / Noy Thrupkaew
A Win at Cracker Barrel A Win at Cracker Barrel
A lonely Cracker Barrel restaurant stands alongside the highway that runs near my house.
Jan 23, 2003 / M.V. Lee Badgett
Rising Opposition to War Rising Opposition to War
At a press conference on January 20, only two days after thousands of Americans marched in cities and towns across the nation to oppose going to war with Iraq, Defense Secretar...
Jan 23, 2003 / The Editors
War’s Collateral Damage War’s Collateral Damage
Among Washington insiders the odds of war with Iraq rise and fall daily--60-40, 50-50, 40-60.
Jan 16, 2003 / The Editors