Privatizing Medicare Privatizing Medicare
The Medicare bills passed by the Senate Finance Committee on June 12 and the House Ways and Means Committee on June 17 move the thirty-eight-year-old social insurance program o...
Jun 19, 2003 / Trudy Lieberman
Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal Anonymous Detentions Ruled Legal
"Citizens have a compelling interest in ensuring that their government does not abuse one of its most awesome powers, the power to arrest and jail."
Jun 17, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
New Law Assists Political Intimidation New Law Assists Political Intimidation
An unnecessary new law is used to undermine legitimate dissent.
Jun 15, 2003 / Feature / Daniel Forbes
Profits at Gunpoint Profits at Gunpoint
Unocal's pipeline in Burma becomes a test case in corporate responsibility.
Jun 12, 2003 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar
Chipping Away at Roe Chipping Away at Roe
Congress has once again passed a bill banning "partial-birth abortion." It's not the first time. President Clinton vetoed similar bans in 1996 and 1997.
Jun 12, 2003 / Wendy Chavkin
A Rebuke to Ashcroft A Rebuke to Ashcroft
"We have to hold these people until we find out what is going on." According to a report issued June 2 by the Justice Department's own Inspector General, that's what Michael Ch...
Jun 12, 2003 / David Cole
‘Scoops’ and Truth at the Times ‘Scoops’ and Truth at the Times
What happens when Pentagon objectives and journalists' needs coincide.
Jun 5, 2003 / Feature / Russ Baker
The New Mobility The New Mobility
A recent article in the Washington Post described some suburban high schoolers preparing for their proms by spending nearly $3,000 to rent an H2 Hummerzine, "complete with six ...
Jun 5, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams