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Ask the Relativist Ask the Relativist

Dear Dr. Madlaw,
   As a newly elected member of Congress, I am appalled at the high cost of living in Washington. What's a hard-working public servant to do?

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Total Information, Total Confusion Total Information, Total Confusion

So let's join Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Edward "Pete" Aldridge at a recent Pentagon press briefing, where he's addressing concerns a...

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

What Price Security? What Price Security?

Now, here's what the deal's supposed to be: In exchange for greater security you give up certain rights.

Nov 26, 2002 / The Editors

The Grubman The Grubman

The financial scandals continue to produce more outrageous revelations, but lately they come with lurid personal details more appropriate to bottom-dwelling tabloids than the W...

Nov 26, 2002 / William Greider

Quiet in Hollywood Quiet in Hollywood

The Quiet American, which recently opened for a two-week run in a couple of theaters in New York and Los Angeles, illustrates just how far Hollywood self-censorship has gone in...

Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Mumia’s Appeal Mumia’s Appeal

Mumia's Appeal After decades of legal and political maneuvering, the twenty-year-old death-penalty case of black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal is entering a critical stage.

Nov 26, 2002 / Dave Lindorff

Wal-Mart Values Wal-Mart Values

Selling women short.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Waiting for Bioterror Waiting for Bioterror

Is our public health system ready?

Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / Katherine Eban

Banishing Bilingualism Banishing Bilingualism

Within the next decade, 30-40 percent of current public school teachers in the United States will retire, opening up more than 700,000 teaching positions.

Nov 21, 2002 / Herbert Kohl and Susan Katz

There Is No Silver Lining There Is No Silver Lining

With Republicans in full control in Washington, next year's prospects are grim.

Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / David Helvarg, Jack Newfield, and Jeffrey Chester

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