magazine April 30, 2001

Hostile Environment

The cash box conservatives come to Washington

By Jeffrey St. Clair   

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 that… more

By Sandra Steingraber   

Altered State

New Mexico passes major drug reform legislation

Appall-O-meter

The Old Switcheroo 3.9 These days, with presidents selling pardons and fugitive money-launderers sitting on senators' fundraising committees, the… more

Down and Out In Ramallah

Palestinian poverty rises as Israel seals off West Bank

Project Censored

There's freedom of speech in Singapore. Just watch what you say.

Camp Ruckus

I have been to the revolution, and I have good news: It tastes fantastic. To clarify: I have been… more

By Ben Winters   

Feminists on Film

Women of Vision: Histories in Feminist Film and Video Edited by Alexandra Juhasz University of Minnesota Press 280 pages,… more

By Rachel Rinaldo   

books

Planet of Sound

We Owe You Nothing Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews Edited by Daniel Sinker Akashic BooksMaking… more

By Ben Winters   

Editorial

Market Opportunities

What's the difference between the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and In These Times? In These Times explicitly… more

Health Care Privacy for sale

In December, President Clinton announced what were supposed to be final regulations governing medical privacy. The regulations contained two new policies: one good,… more

Publisher's Notes

Growing up in the United States, each American child is taught that everyone is created equal and therefore has an equal chance to… more

Taxes for Terrorists?

Bush's "faith-based" initiative has been running into problems. Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell expressed alarm about just who might get funding: The Nation… more