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May 2, 2005 Issue

Naomi Klein exposes the World Bank’s racket, David Hirst reflects on the Syrian dilemma and Stuart Klawans reviews “Fever Pitch.

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Editorial

Debriefing Scalia

An NYU law student asks a Supreme Court Justice, "Do you sodomize your wife?"

The Nation

Middle-Class Blues

The Drum Major Institute grades Congress.

The Editors

Killed by Prejudice

Terri Schiavo's life and death raise issues of acceptance, equity and rights.

Laura Hershey

In Fact…

Passings - This Week on the Web - News of the Weak in Review

The Editors

The Terminator Stumbles

Arnold Schwarzenegger now holds a markedly weakened hand.

Marc Cooper

What I Didn’t See in Iraq

If things are so much better in Iraq, why are we not decreasing our forces there?

Rep. Jim McGovern

Patriot Act Evasions

The Patriot Act is the gateway drug for an Administration addicted to the expansion of unaccountable power.

The Editors

Column

GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’

Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.

Robert Scheer

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Rebuilding is no longer the primary purpose of the reconstruction industry.

Naomi Klein

Andrea Dworkin, 1946-2005

I never thought I would miss unfair, infuriating, over-the-top Andrea Dworkin.

Katha Pollitt

Message in a Bottle

In India, Coca-Cola's plants bring foul water and toxic sludge.

Alexander Cockburn

Tom DeLay and the Courts

Calvin Trillin

Letters

THE SAGE OF BALTIMORE Stroudsburg, Pa.

Our Readers

Feature

Progressive Catholics and the White Smoke

What a progessive pope might have looked like.

Patrick Mulvaney

Leaving Adults Behind

If Bush's proposed funding cuts go through, many Americans seeking basic literacy will have nowhere to go.

Alexa Rose Steinberg

The Syrian Dilemma

The retreat from Lebanon threatens the survival of the regime in Damascus.

David Hirst

Corruption–a Proven Winner

It led to Democratic control in Illinois.

Chris Hayes

A Crime to Dream

Women seeking refuge in the United States receive a cold welcome.

Edwidge Danticat

Books & the Arts

The Counterfeiter

As celluloid guinea pig for the American left, I am perfectly willing to report on the effects of exposure to this month's pop hit, Sin City.

Stuart Klawans

Before the Law

A new book on Isaeli courts in the West Bank and Gaza.

Neve Gordon

Another Country

A review of two recent memoirs of Iran.

Meline Toumani

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