Society

Invisible Women Invisible Women

Women don't shout. Women don't like politics. Women shrink from intellectual debate. Women don't try.

Mar 17, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Captive Mind The Captive Mind

Since September 11, we've heard a lot about the "intelligence failures" that left the United States unprepared for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Mar 17, 2005 / Editorial / The Editors

Teachers for Peace Teachers for Peace

Educators share strategies for opposing the war.

Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Lauren Bans

The Mideast Comes to Columbia The Mideast Comes to Columbia

The current battle is the latest in a larger, ideologically driven conflict.

Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Scott Sherman

A Student Bill of Fights A Student Bill of Fights

The right takes aim at the ivory tower--brandishing a new legislative agenda.

Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Kevin Mattson

The New PC The New PC

They claim liberals are victimizing them.

Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Russell Jacoby

Hip-Hop Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Hip-Hop Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Though promoted as an antiracist event, the rally lamented the state of the corporate music industry generally.

Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Mark Hatch-Miller

On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture

As Jesus said to render unto Caesar A portion of thy grain or of thy stock, Our policy's to render unto Caesar In hopes that he'll apply electric shock.

Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi? Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi?

That the Boston Globe is a great newspaper can be in no doubt, as its brave (though flawed) reporting on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has recently demonstrated.

Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Grim Fairy Tales Grim Fairy Tales

It seemed too bizarre to be anything but apocryphal, but, hey, I heard it on NPR: William Poole, a high school junior from Kentucky, was taken into custody and charged with threa...

Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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