Society

Ashcroft [heart] Iran Ashcroft [heart] Iran

What would the world look like if women had full human rights? If girls went to school and young women went to college in places where now they are used as household drudges an...

Jun 20, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Jewish Media Stranglehold? Jewish Media Stranglehold?

Nixon thought so; Otis Chandler doesn't. Maybe it depends on where you stand.

Jun 20, 2002 / Feature / Cliff Rothman

Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin

Never did I expect to feel sorrow and pity for the Catholic Church, yet I confess that I do.

Jun 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned

On May 14, 2002, the first wave of Internet file-sharing died.

Jun 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne G. Carr

The Shame of Prison Health The Shame of Prison Health

Just-released inmates with infectious diseases need continuous treatment.

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Affirmative Action Reaction Affirmative Action Reaction

Affirmative action, while generally a good and necessary thing, has always been more complicated than its supporters admit. It inspires a backlash; it often promotes people who...

Jun 13, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman

Fighting the Gay Right Fighting the Gay Right

They're here...they're queer...they're conservative!

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Richard Goldstein

Anthrax and the Military Anthrax and the Military

The Pentagon's recent decision to limit anthrax vaccine shots to those at high risk does not address the fundamental objection to the shots, which is the lack of informed consent....

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Mary L. Cummings

Bad for Business Bad for Business

"How many times can you say 'unbelievable'?" my wife asked the other morning, as I was rattling the newspaper and again exclaiming over the latest outrageous news from American ca...

Jun 13, 2002 / Editorial / William Greider

Globalizing Clinical Research Globalizing Clinical Research

Big Pharma tries out First World drugs on unsuspecting Third World patients.

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Sonia Shah

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