In the midst of the Washington-area sniper attacks last fall, Montgomery County (Md.) Police Chief Charles Moose was forced to make an unusual televised appeal to immigrants. “Perhaps some of our immigrant community members feel like there would be some problem for them because of their status … if they come forward,” Moose said. “We […]
Alex Gourevitch
Alex Gourevitch is currently a graduate student at Columbia University studying international relations and a former American Prospect writing fellow.
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The Whole Lott
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) may well be a racist, but it’s time to put this controversy into perspective before Republicans wash their hands of him and end up looking tough on race. With Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), the party’s minority whip, calling for new leadership, President Bush rebuking Lott publicly and conservative […]
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Lula Hoop
Standing in the lobby of the National Press Club around noon yesterday, one could hear the standard quantity of rapid-fire chatter and Capitol Hill buzz. Everyone wore suits, yammered into cell phones and smoked cigarettes with an impatience specific to Washington. The only deviation from the norm was that most of the people were speaking […]
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Lula’s Rules
Just when it was looking as if the Bush administration would stamp its economic model on the entire Western Hemisphere, a credible challenge has emerged. South America’s largest and most self-reliant economy is very likely to elect a popular moderate leftist. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers Party in Brazil has campaigned vigorously […]
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The Victimhood
The police were disciplined; the protesters were organic. The police had one purpose; the protesters had many. The police said little and did much; the protesters said much — and did little. The day began earlier for the policemen than for the protesters. Arriving as early as 4 a.m. — from Boston and Virginia and […]
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A Cautious Opposition
Will George W. Bush’s decision to seek congressional approval for invading Iraq slow down the war juggernaut? Up to now, Democrats have only been willing to declare, as Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) observed after President Bush’s Sept. 4 address to congressional leaders, that “To date, the administration has not made the case for military action […]
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Planet of the 8th
Mark Kennedy Shriver is all hustle: This is his virtue and his vice. Christopher Van Hollen is all ease, which is also his virtue and his vice. Shriver, whose square and eerily familiar Kennedy features hang on a thin but lively frame, campaigns with the eagerness of a young politician with big-name support. Standing outside […]
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When Low Wages Don’t Add Up
Elena, a single mother living in San Diego, is well aware of the pressure to get off welfare and take whatever employment is available. “Get a job, get a job, then get a better job” was the message she got from her welfare caseworker. “I didn’t buy that,” she says. What was the point of […]
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No Justice, No Contract:
The conditions at the Korean owned Kukdong apparel factory in Atlixco, Mexico were appalling. They included use of child labor, physical abuse, refusal to provide maternity leave and benefits to pregnant workers, locking workers in during lunch and providing rancid food, and paying less than livable wages. Some workers had been beaten with hammers and […]
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Awakening The Giant:
The first union negotiations at Harvard since the student-led 21-day sit-in have yielded a promising new contract with the local union representing food service and dining hall workers, including significant wage raises. While there are still flaws with the package — future raises are not indexed to inflation, and there are still many workers in […]
