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Plan B for Plan B Plan B for Plan B

The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.

Jun 29, 2005 / Editorial / Ayelish McGarvey

Torture and Accountability Torture and Accountability

Senior government officials can be held responsible for the horrors at Abu Ghraib.

Jun 28, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman

How to Deter White-Collar Crime How to Deter White-Collar Crime

Because of spotty enforcement, white-collar criminals are far more likely to get away with their crimes than poor folks.

Jun 23, 2005 / Feature / David Feige

Reflections on the Body Politic Reflections on the Body Politic

Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin

Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning

Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Racism Rebooted Racism Rebooted

Forty years after the now-famous murders of three civil rights workers, racism persists in Mississippi.

Jun 23, 2005 / Feature / Gary Younge

If the Frame Fits… If the Frame Fits…

Reframing abortion takes the issue out of its real-life context, which is the experience of women.

Jun 23, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The History of Smoking Guns The History of Smoking Guns

As long as I've lived in America I've enjoyed the comic ritual known as the "hunt for the smoking gun," a process by which our official press tries to inoculate itself and its ...

Jun 23, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Sam Brownback’s Blind Ambition Tour Sam Brownback’s Blind Ambition Tour

The Kansas senator has been grandstanding for the right for years, and now he has his sights set on the White House.

Jun 20, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

Clinton Agonistes Clinton Agonistes

John Harris's history of the Clinton Administration deserves much of the praise it has received, but it ignores the media's anti-Clinton animus.

Jun 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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