The Disquieted American The Disquieted American
Recently Congress released transcripts of secret testimony of witnesses summoned before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous subcommittee in hearings that impugned the patriotism...
May 8, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Tim Robbins v. the Hall of Fame Tim Robbins v. the Hall of Fame
Hinsdale, Illinois Please convey to Mr. Robbins my appreciation for his position on Bush and the invasion of Iraq. He and Susan Sarandon are putting their necks on the l...
Apr 18, 2003 / Letters / Our Readers
Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame
"I had been unaware that baseball was a Republican sport."
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Tim Robbins
Kommissar Kristol Kommissar Kristol
William Kristol's April 7 editorial in The Weekly Standard denouncing critics of the war on Iraq as "anti-American" is startlingly reminiscent of the menacing directives issued...
Apr 10, 2003 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Taking the Cake Taking the Cake
According to a recent Gallup Poll, 78 percent of white Americans supported invading Iraq, but only 29 percent of blacks.
Apr 10, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Dissent and Basketball Dissent and Basketball
During the Vietnam War the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, refused to serve in the Army.
Mar 13, 2003 / Editorial / Murray Polner
They Know When You Are Sleeping They Know When You Are Sleeping
One of my cherished childhood memories is of my petite, polite mother closing the front door firmly on two hulking FBI agents who wanted to come in and ask her questions.
Jan 9, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Power of Music The Power of Music
Talking With Eddie Vedder, Boots Riley, Amy Ray, Carrie Brownstein, Tom Morello
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ann Powers
Letter to America Letter to America
Concerned that a much-needed international perspective is missing from the debate in this country over the course of American foreign policy and US relations with the world, Th...
Sep 5, 2002 / Feature / Breyten Breytenbach
Whose Security? Whose Security?
Bush's counterterrorism efforts neglect women.
Sep 5, 2002 / Feature / Charlotte Bunch