Society

Operation Enduring Liberty Operation Enduring Liberty

As the shock of September 11 fades, courts are standing up for civil liberties.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / David Cole

The Big Chill The Big Chill

Fear still haunts the Arab and Muslim communities of Southern California.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper

The Cops Are Watching You The Cops Are Watching You

September 11 is being used as a reason to build up police intelligence units.

May 16, 2002 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

‘Foreign’? ‘Suspicious’! ‘Foreign’? ‘Suspicious’!

Osmín, a Cuban trucker, is living in Florida legally--but that didn't matter to the department of motor vehicles. When he was stopped on May 2 by a policeman who wan...

May 16, 2002 / Feature / Will Evans

The Mullahs of Marriage The Mullahs of Marriage

Although former Vice President Quayle's legacy may not be one for the history books, he will certainly be remembered for the day he took on television's Murphy Brown.

May 15, 2002 / Feature / Bill Berkowitz

Europe’s Unwelcome Guests Europe’s Unwelcome Guests

Resentment against immigrants, even those seeking asylum, is at the boil.

May 9, 2002 / Feature / Maria Margaronis

Germany’s Cold Shoulder Germany’s Cold Shoulder

Immigrant workers fuel the ecomony, but still they're treated with suspicion.

May 9, 2002 / Feature / Alisa Roth

Regressive Progressive? Regressive Progressive?

As chairman of the fifty-nine-member Congressional Progressive Caucus and potential candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has ...

May 9, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

When Is a Coup a Coup? When Is a Coup a Coup?

On April 11, 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was ousted in an ill-fated coup attempt. On April 14 he returned in triumph to the presidential palace. What to call the ...

May 9, 2002 / Scott Sherman

Extreme Solutions Extreme Solutions

Extreme Solution I: Priests The old movies used to feature a priest walking alongside the condemned man toward the scaffold, offering last seconds of comfort, plea-barga...

May 2, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

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