Vol. 134 No. 5, November 2001
Index
- Graph exercise: Americans speak out on terrorism.
- Quiz 1.
- A nation united.
- America's immigrant heritage.
- Remember tolerance.
- `It's the scariest day of my life'.
- Jordan out of his league.
- Patriotism comes to a head.
- Anthrax FAQ.
- Detour on driver's licenses.
- Pulling hype's plug.
- Refugee Aider.
- Arrested liberties? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, government proposals for increased surveillance to disrupt terrorist networks have collided with some of America's most cherished civil liberties. How far should our nation go in trading personal freedoms for safety?
- Bias of war: recalling the racial hysteria of world war II internment camps, Japanese-Americans try to stop history from repeating itself.
- Is this WWIII: in a shadowy, new kind of war with a new kind of enemy, how will we know who's winning?
- War by air: the hardware: from bombers to missiles, the U.S. military arsenal has major tools of battle targeted at Afghanistan.
- The agony of Afghanistan: no music, no TV, no dancing--and that's just the beginning of the hardships of life under the Taliban.
- Deconstructing the Simpsons: millions of teen viewers know the cartoon is about more than just typical sitcom laughs, but is it art on the level of Aristotle and Shakespeare?
- Parallels to Pearl Harbor: in 1941, as in 2001, a surprise attack on America united the nation for a major war.
- Is racial profiling justified? This police practice has long seemed unfair, but is it necessary--maybe even essential--in times of crisis?