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February 13, 2006 Issue

Jon Wiener weighs in on UCLA’s Dirty Thirty, Alexander Cockburn takes aim at the New York Times‘s obsession with child prostitut…

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Editorial

UCLA’s Dirty Thirty

Negative media coverage has succeeded in undermining support among prominent conservatives for a UCLA alumni group that paid students to target and expose left-leaning faculty.

Storm Clouds Over Iran

The confrontation with Iran is a wake-up call to states that possess nuclear weapons: in a world of nuclear apartheid, multilateral disarmament is the only course of action that...

Madness of King George

Democrats should follow Al Gore's lead and challenge the Bush Administration's ongoing surveillance of American citizens. If this illegal action goes unchecked, our liberties will ...

Column

Enron’s Enablers

As the Enron trial unfolds, it's depressing that Phil and Wendy Gramm, the company's political enablers, are going unpunished and uncriticized.

Prochoice Puritans

As prochoicers seek to reframe their arguments, injecting more moralism into the antiabortion debate will not keep abortion legal and accessible.

Feature

The End of the Internet?

Telephone and cable companies are crafting strategies to transform the free and open Internet to a privately run service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do onli...

Curing Fanaticism

Amos Oz reflects on the political and diplomatic implications of Hamas's recent victory and its impact on opportunities for peace.

Credit Crunch

New federal guidelines for banks and credit card companies that boost minimum monthly payments have wreaked havoc on American families struggling to pay their bills and avoid bankr...

New Day for Bolivia

The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas....

The Party of Davos

American business elites in Davos for the World Economic Forum are far more interested in global markets and corporate investors than they are in ordinary Americans' needs.

A Second-Line Revival

Storm-whipped New Orleanians returned to the city to join a joyful second-line parade, a revival of music that made real the triumph of the city's spirit.

Books & the Arts

A Second-Line Revival

Storm-whipped New Orleanians returned to the city to join a joyful second-line parade, a revival of music that made real the triumph of the city's spirit.

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