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
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
For more than a century, a recognizable pattern existed among those migrating to New York City: They came first either through Ellis Island or up from the American South, and m...
May 16, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Theodore Hamm
DC’s Virtual Panopticon DC’s Virtual Panopticon
A camera system in the nation's capital is making civil libertarians nervous.
May 16, 2002 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Homeland Security X 50 Homeland Security X 50
State officials rush to declare their own versions of the "war on terror."
Onward, Christian Soldiers Onward, Christian Soldiers
In anticipation of the Second Coming, evangelicals leap to Israel's defense.
May 16, 2002 / Feature / Deanne Stillman
Racial Prescriptions Racial Prescriptions
A recent front-page story in the Boston Globe proclaimed that New England leads the nation in Ritalin prescription levels. Somewhat to my surprise, the prevalence of Ritalin in...
May 16, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
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