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February  2005  Issue
 
 
Legitimating U.S. Behavior in the World

 
SPECIAL REPORT--THE TSUNAMI'S RIPPLES
Geology of a Tsunami
Rasoul Sorkhabi
Other Causes of ''Great Waves''
By a Middle East Times staff writer
The Tsunami's Economic Blow May Well Be Short-lived
Harbaksh Singh Nanda
Tsunamis, Mangroves, and the Economy
Devinder Sharma
Tragedy Casts Political Shadows
Martin Sieff

ANALYSIS
Is China Inching Toward Democracy?
Kathleen Hwang

COMMENTARY
The U.S. Must Live Up to Its Ideals
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
Banning Landmines in the American Century
Richard A. Matthew

ECONOMIC WATCH
Creating a Culture of Saving
Martin Hutchinson

FEATURES
Prison Riot Deaths Another Black Mark Against the Haitian Government
Reed Lindsay
U.S. Textile Industry Unraveling
Jeffrey Sparshott

MEDIA IN REVIEW
The Media's Neglect of Family Issues
Cheryl Wetzstein

RELIGION AND SOCIETY
The Passion Top Religion Event of 2004
Uwe Siemon-Netto

 

 
EDUCATION
Parents and Teachers: Conferring Can Help Students
Karen Goldberg Goff

HEALTH
Mold Spawns Health Risks and High Costs
Holli Chmela
Food Hazards Include Germs in Produce and 'Ice Abuse'
Jen Waters

PRISONS
Going for Glory at a Louisiana Prison Rodeo
Craig Guillot

SERVICE
Bikes From Clayton and the Crew
Linda Owen

TRAVEL
Vermeer and Delft: Art Master's Town Retains Its Charm
Harvey Hagman
Battle of the Bulge Dead Are Still Heroes in the Ardennes
Corinna Lothar
Glorious British Columbia Skiing and Hip Vancouver
Tom Carter

 

 
REVIEWS
The "Grand Turk" and the Future of Europe
Curtis Cate
LE GRAND TURC ET LA REPUBLIQUE DE VENISE
Sylvie Goulard

The World's Refugee Epidemic
Vera Laska
EXODUS WITHIN BORDERS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRISIS OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT
David A. Korn

Saving the Environment Through Restructuring Taxes
Nanda R. Shrestha
THE NATURAL WEALTH OF NATIONS: HARNESSING THE MARKET FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
David Malin Roodman

Promoting Ethnic Harmony
Rene V.L. Wadlow
THE HANDBOOK OF INTERETHNIC COEXISTENCE
Edited by Eugene Weiner

What the Cold War Meant to Those Who Fought It Daily
Arnold Beichman
AT THE ABYSS: AN INSIDER'S HISTORY OF THE COLD WAR
Thomas C. Reed

Two Magicians, One Uneasy Tale
Nick Freeman
JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL
Susanna Clarke

Through His Unforgettable Prose, Orwell's Honesty Shines
Arnold Beichman
GEORGE ORWELL: INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Edited by Thomas Cushman and John Rodden

How Rebelling Pueblos Put 3,000 Spanish to Hasty Flight
Bill Croke
THE PUEBLO REVOLT: THE SECRET REBELLION THAT DROVE THE SPANIARDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
David Roberts

 

 
 
   

 
ART
Treasures of China at Sackler Gallery
Joanna Shaw-Eagle
Case Solved: Parts of 'Lost' Inness Painting United
Deborah K. Dietsch
Indian Art Going Global
Indrajit Basu

FILM
F.W. Murnau's Symphonic Vision
Gary Arnold

PHOTOGRAPHY
The f.64 Revolution in Photography
Darwin Marable

 

   
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Acupuncture in the Modern World
Dan Kenner

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
New Hydrothermal Vents Discovered
United Press International staff writer
New Implant Could Help Regrow Nerves
Charles Choi
Molecular-Level ''Printing'' Leading to Revolution in Lab Testing
Charles Choi
Emission of Smog Ingredients From Trees Is Increasing Rapidly
By a United Press International staff writer

 

   
CIVIL WAR
Union Provost Took On the Thankless Tasks
John E. Carey

CROSSROADS
Bahrain: Where Saudis Can Unwind and Relax
Dalal Saoud

CULTURE CLASH
Christian Orphans Are Stuck in Limbo in Iraq
Julia Duin

PATTERNS
The Mystique of India's Snake Charming
Peter Gorman

PEOPLES
Democratic Mali and Its Struggling Cotton Farmers
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

 

   
ESSAYS
Religion and the Clash of Civilizations
Richard L. Rubenstein
Preventing Conflict by Understanding Islam
Rev. David Alan Hart
The Economics of Conflict
Gordon Tullock
Science and Man
W.H. Thorpe

 
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