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Battleground Alaska
From the Aleutians to the Arctic plains. Star Wars is coming to the last frontier.
vol. 25, iss. 20
Monkey See, Monkey Shoot
Planet of the Apes Directed by Tim Burton First, a confession: I've got this thing for primates. Put… more
vol. 25, iss. 20
Language Barrier
American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century By Gary Gerstle Princeton University Press 454 pages, $29.95… more
vol. 25, iss. 20
Milosevic’s Reckoning
In history's vast and dark gallery of murderous heads of state, Slobodan Milosevic is the first to be… more
vol. 25, iss. 18
The PNTR Debate is Pointless
A political-economic thought experiment: Imagine that every piece of clothing you wear, every piece of furniture you own,… more
vol. 25, iss. 18
Publisher’s Notes
When Bush, Cheney and the conservative ideologues pontificate on the American appetite for energy as an indicator of… more
vol. 25, iss. 18
Publisher’s Notes
Typically when you bring up the subject of values progressives flinch, as if they were about to be… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
Cincinnati Blues
Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken has announced plans to appoint a commission to study the three days of racial… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
The Military’s Toxic Timebombs
No one is cleaning up the Pentagon's hazardous messes
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Appall-O-meter
BVM or ATM? 4.5 In addition to the countless statues around the globe she causes to wiggle and… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
Wall Done
The single most dramatic moment of the protests in Quebec came on the first day of the summit,… more
vol. 25, iss. 12
Not One, Not Two, But Hundreds of Protests
Maude Barlow, chairwoman of the Council of Canadians, is condemned for not calling off "Maude's Mob." Activist Jaggi… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
Drug War Inc.
An Alabama contractor's ties to the downing of a plane of missioaries in Peru.
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Partial Recall
Memento Written and directed by Christopher Nolan Returning to the scene of your crime is, generally speaking, not… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
Gabba Gabba Hey
In the beginning was the Ramones. You can still hear impassioned barroom arguments about where punk-rock started--New York?… more
vol. 25, iss. 13
Appall-O-meter
That's Entertainment 9.3 In what is possibly the most metaphorically suggestive case in the history of jurisprudence, two… more
vol. 25, iss. 12
Planet of Sound
We Owe You Nothing Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews Edited by Daniel Sinker Akashic Books 346 pages, $16.95… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Christopher’s Kind
Unacknowledged Legislation: Writers in the Public Sphere By Christopher Hitchens Verso 358 pages, $25 It has been my… more
vol. 25, iss. 12
By the Numbers
The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000 By Niall Ferguson Basic Books 552 pages,… more
vol. 25, iss. 12
Taxes for Terrorists?
Bush's "faith-based" initiative has been running into problems. Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell expressed alarm about just who… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Publisher’s Notes
Growing up in the United States, each American child is taught that everyone is created equal and therefore… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Health Care Privacy for sale
In December, President Clinton announced what were supposed to be final regulations governing medical privacy. The regulations contained… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Market Opportunities
What's the difference between the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and In These… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Appall-O-meter
The Old Switcheroo 3.9 These days, with presidents selling pardons and fugitive money-launderers sitting on senators' fundraising committees,… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
The Myth of Living Safely In a Toxic World
In the spring of 1997, after four years of research and writing, I published Living Downstream, a book… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Feminists on Film
Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film and Video Edited by Alexandra Juhasz University of Minnesota Press 280… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
Camp Ruckus
I have been to the revolution, and I have good news: It tastes fantastic. To clarify: I have… more
vol. 25, iss. 11
A Shock to the Census
The biggest shock to emerge so far from preliminary results of the 2000 Census has been the enormous… more
vol. 25, iss. 10
Publisher’s Notes
During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush focused on a five-point program: tax cuts, education spending, military… more
vol. 25, iss. 10
Yikes! It’s Otto Reich
Good soldiers get promoted, and Otto Reich, the designated assistant secretary of state for Latin America, was a… more
vol. 25, iss. 10
Greed Fuels Energy Crisis
Deregulation of the energy industry was supposed to bring lower prices through the invisible hand of the free… more
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Borneo’s Breakdown
In February, Indonesia's Dayaks drew international attention after the gruesome killings of hundreds of Indonesian settlers, even decapitating… more







