Unimagined Communities Unimagined Communities
This year is the tenth anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa, the fortieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the fiftieth anniversary of the Supre...
Apr 15, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Educating Senator Frist Educating Senator Frist
George W. Bush has declared that tort reform will be a major part of his forthcoming campaign.
Apr 15, 2004 / Editorial / Paul Brodeur
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
When the Supreme Court hears oral argument April 20 on the cases challenging the legality of the detentions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, it will confront the most dramat...
Apr 15, 2004 / Editorial / David Cole
The UN Oil ‘Scandal’ The UN Oil ‘Scandal’
The same political figures who engineered the current debacle in Iraq are now trying to blame the United Nations for more than $10.1 billion worth of oil revenue they claim...
Apr 15, 2004 / Editorial / Ian Williams
Iraq as Vietnam Iraq as Vietnam
It is a pity the major news media have not convened a commission of inquiry to examine their own mistakes and derelictions concerning the war in Iraq.
Apr 15, 2004 / Editorial / William Greider
Why Brown Still Matters Why Brown Still Matters
Fifty years ago, African-Americans and fellow progressives hailed Brown v. Board of Education as a conclusive turning point in the struggle for racial equality.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David J. Garrow
What’s Good Enough? What’s Good Enough?
Advocates are demanding not just equal but decent schools for all children.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Peter Schrag
Not Just a Test Not Just a Test
Why we must rethink the paradigm we use for judging human ability.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Claude M. Steele
A Dream Deferred A Dream Deferred
After bloody battles for desegregation, blacks in Memphis are still behind.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Michael Honey
The Heat of Summerton The Heat of Summerton
Racial tensions still simmer in the rural county where Brown was born.
Apr 15, 2004 / Feature / Alan Richard