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October  2004  Issue
 
 

 
SPECIAL REPORT--FINE-TUNING THE UN
Introduction
Editor
UN Development Goals Fall Short: Poor Nations Need More Aid
Stephanie Dornschneider
Rethinking the UN System: Prospects for a World Federation of Nations
Tim Murithi
Reform of the UN Security Council: A Comment on the South African Position
Albert J. Venter

ANALYSIS
EU Expansion Sows Doubts About the Future: Rift Between Rich and Poor Nations Widens
Andrew Borowiec
New Energy for Reintegration: Oil Exports Are Fueling Russia's Ties to East Asia
I-wei J. Chang
Numbers of Uninsured Grow Ominously
Ellen Beck
U.S. Loses Favor With British
Peter Almond

EYE ON THE HIGH COURT
Peering Into the High Court's Future
Michael Kirkland

FEATURE
Rebuilding Iraq: Despite Disarray, Immense U.S. Effort Picks Up Speed
Betsy Pisik and Sharon Behn

MEDIA IN REVIEW
Yellow Journalism Threatens the Profession
Bill Cook

MIDDLE EAST IN FOCUS
Target Ideas, Not Gunmen
Youssef M. Ibrahim

PRO-CON--IS AMERICA'S NEW SECURITY LAW SQUEEZING OUT PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Patriot Act Problems
Bob Barr
The Patriot Act Is Just Right for America
Martha Zoller

 

 
ADVENTURE
Dinosaurs in the Dirt: Amateurs Dig With Pros to Uncover the Joys of Paleontology
Dina Mishev

COMMUNICATION
Blogging Hits the Mainstream
Chris Baker

EDUCATION
Students at Work: Opportunities Expand for Learning on the Job While in School
Shelley Widhalm

ENTERTAINMENT
In Orbit: XM and Sirius Take Satellite Radio to a Higher Level
Christian Toto

HEALTH
Allergy Shots: Liberation From Suffering
Jen Waters

INTERNET
Internet Radio Becoming a Major Force
Gene Koprowski
Political Activism Thrives Online
Gene Koprowski

TRAVEL
Town Full of Charms in Ontario
Mary Margaret Green
Como, Milano, Roma: Brilliant Sky Over Lake, Treasures of Art, History
Corinna Lothar

 

 
REVIEWS
The Labyrinthine Life and Fictions of Jorge Luis Borges
Allen Barra
BORGES: A LIFE
Edwin Williamson

Debunking Da Vinci: Scholars Expose Inaccurate Claims of Religious Bestseller
Charlotte Allen
THE DA VINCI HOAX: EXPOSING THE ERRORS IN THE DA VINCI CODE
Carl E. Olson and Sandra Miesel

Divers' Risky Obsession With the Secrets of a World War II Wreck
Duncan Spencer
SHADOW DIVERS: THE TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO AMERICANS WHO DISCOVERED HITLER'S LOST SUB
Robert Kurson

A Historian Contemplates the Pleasures of His Calling
Stephen Goode
RECOVERING THE PAST: A HISTORIAN'S MEMOIR
Forrest McDonald

Christianity and the Western Family
Tom Kando
FAMILY MATTERS: THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE FORMATION OF THE WESTERN FAMILY
Anthony J. Guerra

Globalization and Mideast Development
Rene Wadlow
GLOBALIZATION AND THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Clement Henry and Robert Springborg

 

 
 
   

 
ART
Agnes Martin: An Awareness of Perfection
Frederick M. Winship

FILM
Seven Samurai Still Gritty and Great at 50
Gary Arnold

FOLK ART
Art From the Punjab: Eclectic Sikh Collection Surveys 500 Years of Faith
Joanna Shaw-Eagle

JEWELRY
Masterpieces of American Jewelry
Frederick M. Winship

MUSIC
Leos Janacek: A Master Czech Composer
Thomas J. Pniewski

 

   
AT THE EDGE
A Likely New Supersolid Phase of Matter
Steve Mitchell

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Solar Storms
Craig DeForest

 

   
CROSSROADS
Kurds Build Their Own Identity: U.S. Provides a Long-Awaited Taste of Peace and Freedom
Julia Duin
Prosperity at an Acceptable Price: Yap and Palau Try to Protect Culture in the Age of Tourism
Louisa Kasdon Sidell

CULTURE IN FLUX
Pollo Campero Restaurant Chain Brings Latin Culture to U.S.
Dar Haddix

PEOPLES
Stubborn Persistence of Slavery in Mauritania
Elizabeth Bryant

TRANSPLANTATION
An Israeli Colony in India
Leah Krauss

 

   
ESSAYS
Russian Social Fragmentation and Its Geopolitical Consequences
Dmitry Shlapentokh
Defeating Terrorism Through Engagement
Alon Ben-Meir
Addressing Corporate Scandals Through Business Education
Kenneth R. Gray and George W. Clark Jr.
Attaining Peace in Divided Societies: 5 Principles of Emerging Doctrine
Ted Robert Gurr

 
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