Songs in the key of life
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske. August 20, 2001

"Most cops are still men, just not real men - like most batterers. Batterers use violence to mask insecurity. This much I learned from high school health class. The lesson was reinforced when I saw one in action last month.""

Learning to clog
NOTES FROM THE MARGIN. A black woman finds her roots in Appalachia's music. With audio. By Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs. August 6, 2001

Straight-and white TV
Today's plain-vanilla programming gives us a skewed picture of reality. By Harry Mok. July 16, 2001

The indispensible enemy
The real reason the West complains so much about the Taliban. By Ben Helphand. July 2, 2001