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How the world sees Americans
Suzy Hansen
Journalist Mark Hertsgaard traveled the globe gathering opinions about the U.S. He talks about the surprising results.
Bummed out
Joan Walsh
San Francisco is the capital of bohemian liberalism. It's also a homeless horror show. On Tuesday voters will decide the limits of their compassion.
Too little, too late?
Eric Boehlert
With the Iraq vote behind them, Democrats are desperately trying to shift the public's focus to the staggering economy. But time is running out.
The land where terror won
Suzy Hansen
An author and activist talks about the atrocities committed in Guatemala, the people too frightened to speak of it and America's shameful support of the perpetrators.
Michael and me
Jeff Stark
Michael Moore's new film "Bowling for Columbine" is a heavy-handed, semicoherent diatribe about gun violence. But when I showed up to confront him about it, he charmed me senseless and beat me at my own game.
What should the world do about Saddam?
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton electrifies a British Labor Party conference with a more sweeping vision for global peace and progress than the current president has been able to muster.
Great expectations
Salon Staff
Parents can't overpower nature in defining their children's personalities, says Dr. Lawrence Diller. But they have enormous influence when it comes to behavior.
Rethinking the Nazi nightmare
Suzy Hansen
Two historians challenge the idea that the Holocaust was unique, describe how anti-Semitism was worse in prewar America than in Germany and compare Hitler & Co. to the '60s generation.
“Guess I’m doing fine”
Stephanie Zacharek
Beck roughs up his voice and drops a record of dusty heartache ballads that would make Hank Williams weep.
A New York state of mind
Peter Catapano
Salman Rushdie talks about why he was banished by Bush I, the light and dark sides of Islam, and his new life in Manhattan.
Dustin’s mellow menopause
Amy Reiter
Ta-ta to testosterone, says happy Hoffman; Noah Wyle excited to be on top; Mick's worst knightmare. Plus: Astro nose picking for Bass!
Al-Qaida cell, or misguided kids?
Eric Boehlert
Federal prosecutors say the arrest of six Yemeni Americans in Buffalo is a blow against world terrorism. Or, critics say, it may be another mirage.
Worse than Enron, worse than WorldCom: The Pentagon
Raffi Khatchadourian
Chaotic accounting systems have caused the military to lose track of more than a million chemical-protection suits -- and that's just the beginning. Why does the country continue to tolerate such disgraceful financial incompetence?
Bribes, threats and naked readings
Christopher Dreher
In a world where more and more new books get less and less attention, authors will do anything to promote their work.
Climate of terror
Glenn Scherer
Global warming could devastate the poorest and most strife-ridden regions of the world -- leading to a violent uprising against the nation that uses the most resources.
Isolated, again
Kim Gurney
At the U.N. Summit on Sustainable Development, the harshest critics of Bush's recalcitrant policies -- and his absence -- are Americans.
Not a drop to drink
Suzy Hansen
Forget oil -- an expert on the world's water supply talks about the vital substance we will hoard, ration and probably go to war for in the near future.
Buy Linux. It’s the law
Farhad Manjoo
A San Diego lawyer says California's state government should be forced to dump Microsoft in favor of open-source alternatives. But can free software get into politics without getting dirty?
Viewer discretion
Carina Chocano
CNN's al-Qaida tapes were grisly and important, and offered a promising look at what a news channel could actually be.
Ordinary people, extraordinary evil
Suzy Hansen
What kind of person can attack, mutilate and kill a total stranger or even a neighbor? A scholar talks about the dark potential in all of us.
The fading war on drugs
Dan McGraw
How Osama bin Laden caused the decline of DARE, the anti-drug program that brought you "Just Say No."
Accounting scandal at Mother Earth, Inc.
Farhad Manjoo
Put that rainforest on your spreadsheet and suddenly the global economy looks different, by trillions of dollars, a new study shows.
Mary Robinson
Ian Williams
The outgoing U.N. high commissioner for human rights talks about running afoul of the Bush administration over Israel and the Palestinians, ending the "cycle of impunity" and standing up to bullies.
What the world thinks of America
Gary Kamiya
Yes, they hate our power and envy our wealth and respect our ideals. But it's deeper -- and more personal -- than that.
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