WHEN INNOCENCE ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH
You might think it is a simple matter for prison inmates to walk free when DNA tests prove they are innocent. You also might think it is easy for them...
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A NEW CENTURY FOR THE COLOR LINE
As we enter a new century, a problem from the old one continues to haunt us. It is the color line. In 1902 the black scholar W.E.B. Du Bois forecast...
OFF HIS ROCKER
The rush is on to marginalize John Rocker. His sin? The Atlanta Braves' relief pitcher said what he really thinks about people who don't look or sound like he does....
WHEN ASKED, CLINTON SHOULD NOT HAVE TOLD
Years after its formulation by the Clinton administration, the military's "don't-ask-don't-tell-don't-pursue" policy offers something for everyone to dislike, including, it turns out, President Clinton. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton got...
CURE CUBA WITH CAPITAL
Fidel Castro has accused Cuban exiles in Florida of trying to "dazzle" 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez with trips to Disney World, Universal Studios and other goodies of the capitalist world. No...
TRUE CONFESSIONS
Some people were upset that Time magazine published a detailed description of the three chilling videotapes made by the Columbine High School killers. I only regretted that someone had not...
MAYBE `DUBYAH’ REALLY ISN’T SO DUMB
Among other mounting signs that the George W. Bush presidential campaign is in deep you-know-what, consider this: The Hill, a feisty weekly newspaper for the thousands who work in and...
WHY WE SHOULD GIVE BOOT CAMPS THE BOOT
Juvenile "boot camps" can be good for troubled kids, if they live long enough. Unfortunately, the death of a teenager in a South Dakota camp raises new questions as to...
WTO REAPS THE HARD WAGES OF ITS ARROGANCE
The violence that broke out at the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle was deplorable and inexcusable. It also grabbed attention, sadly enough, in ways that peaceful demonstrations had failed...
DEALING WITH A S-S-SILENCING HANDICAP
We often praise professional sports for giving poor kids a chance to escape poverty. But we don't say enough about how those sports dreams actually can distract and discourage kids...