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Not Surprised You Speak Our Languagenew

On the one hand, it's dos svidania, on the other sallam -- globalization and jihad have language studies in an upheaval.

Boston Phoenix | Sara Faith Alterman | 05-10-2007 | Education

Tags: Education

Real Judicial Activismnew

If ever there was a time, it's now; if ever there were a place it is Guantanamo Bay, where detainees have been held indefinitely without clearly defined procedures for determining their guilt or innocence of charges that are shadowy and ill-defined -- a situation that makes a joke of the rule of law.

Boston Phoenix | Harvey Silverglate | 05-10-2007 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties

Notes on a Tragedynew

More than a week after the Virginia Tech massacre, we still have more questions than answers.

Boston Phoenix | David S. Bernstein | 04-26-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

PETA's Cattle Call, or Where's the Beef?new

Does anyone else find it ironic that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is treating human beings like pieces of meat?

Boston Phoenix | Sara Faith Alterman | 04-12-2007 | The War on Women

Tags: women's issues

Major Embarrassment?new

Assessing the gay-porn career of O'Reilly Factor fave Matt Sanchez.

Boston Phoenix | Michael Bronski | 03-16-2007 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues

Alt-Culture Warnew

Last year's New Times–Village Voice Media merger pitted two kinds of journalism against each other. Guess who won?

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 03-01-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Climate Change -- Not!new

Global warming deniers throw everything under the sun -- and the sun itself -- at Al Gore.

Boston Phoenix | David S. Bernstein | 03-01-2007 | Environment

Tags: environment

Facing Off Over Facebooknew

America's institutions of higher education are increasingly monitoring students' activity online and scrutinizing profiles, not only for illegal behavior, but also for what they deem to be inappropriate speech.

Boston Phoenix | Greg Lukianoff and Will Creeley | 02-22-2007 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties

Are You Too Old for School?new

Behind that "non-traditional-student" face is a brain that might not be up for college-course work -- not the way it used to be.

Boston Phoenix | Samantha Henig | 01-30-2007 | Education

Tags: Education

The Conspiracistnew

Gay-rights crusader Paul Kuntzler turns a sharp mind for detail to the JFK assassination.

Boston Phoenix | Mike Miliard | 01-11-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

We Found Whitey Bulger ...
And He's Still Missingnew

Could the FBI find a rock on the coast of Maine? They sure can't locate fugitive South Boston gangster Whitey Bulger -- it's been 12 years since they helped him escape.

Boston Phoenix | David Boeri | 01-08-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice