Wislawa Szymborska By Dean E. Murphy, Dean E. Murphy is the Warsaw bureau chief for The Times. He spoke with Wislawa Szymborska in Polish and the conversation was translated by Ela Kasprzycka
Politics Without Principles By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent book is "Arrogant Capital: Washington, Wall Street and the Frustrations of American Politics" (Little Brown)
Farewell Liberalism; Hello, Managerialism By Adrian Wooldridge and John Micklethwait, John Micklethwait is business editor; Adrian Wooldridge is West Coast bureau chief for the Economist. They are the authors of "The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus," published by Times Business Books next month
Rethinking Latino Identity By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, a research fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy, is the author of a report on Southern California's emerging Latino middle class. He is also an associate editor at Pacific News Service
How to Approach the 'Character' Issue By Mary Matalin, Mary Matalin, co-author of "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President" (Random House/Simon & Shuster), is host of the Mary Matalin Show on CBS Radio. She served as deputy campaign manager for George Bush in 1992
Clinton Should Prepare for the Attack By Robert G. Beckel, Robert G. Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
How Mexico's Ruling Party Outflanked Its Opposition in U.S. By David R. Ayon, David R. Ayon is research associate at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount University, and a political analyst on UNIVISION Network News
Christians Are Israel's Silent Minority By Yossi Klein Halevi, Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior writer for the Jerusalem Report and author of "Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist."
'Family' Issues Affect Fathers as Well as Mothers By Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, Caryl Rivers of Boston University and Rosalind C. Barnett of the Murray Research Center at Radcliffe are the authors of "She Works, He Works: How Two-Income Families Are Happier, Healthier and Better Off" (HarperCollins San Francisco)
A White-Minority Riddle: Similar Educations, Different Wages By Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein, Martin Carnoy is a professor at Stanford University's School of Education; Richard Rothstein is a Research Associate of the Economic Policy Institute
The Fans in the Bleachers By Richard Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is the author of "Days of Obligation" (Viking)
Shrinking Student-to-Teacher Ratios Poses Difficult Choices By William F. Mccomas, Glendale resident William F. McComas is an assistant professor and director of science education programs in the USC School of Education, where he specializes in teacher education issues. He taught high school biology for 13 years in suburban Philadelphia
Lawrence Of ... France? By T.e. Lawrence, Reprinted from "T.E. Lawrence: The Selected Letters," selected and edited by Malcolm Brown. Copyright 1988. Reprnted with permission of W.W. Norton & Co
Pieces of the Past By Evelyn Iritani, Evelyn Iritani covers international business for The Times
Madagascar's Haunting Melody By Hannah Holmes, Hannah Holmes, who is based in Maine, has written extensively about ecological issues
THE ESSENCE of OZ By Deirdre Bair, Deirdre Bair has written biographies of Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir and Anais Nin. She is currently writing about the life of C.G Jung
Rome's Little Island Of Calm By Michael Mewshaw, Mewshaw lived in Rome for 12 years and has written about that city in his novel, 'Year of the Gun,' and in a collection of articles entitled, "Playing Away."
Olives, Olives, Everywhere By Mort Rosenblum, Adapted from "Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit," by Mort Rosenblum, to be published next month by North Point Press, a division of Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Mr. Satisfaction By David Sheff, David Sheff is the author of "Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World" (Vintage). His last article for the magazine was on champion surfer Kelly Slater
Policymakers Need to Consider Working Poor By Manuel Pastor Jr., Manuel Pastor Jr. is chair of Latin American and Latino Studies at UC Santa Cruz and a research fellow at the International & Public Affairs Center at Occidental College in Los Angeles
What to Take Into Account if You Find a Stale Check By Charles A. Jaffe, Charles A. Jaffe is personal finance columnist at the Boston Globe. He can be reached by e-mail at jaffe@globe.com or at the Boston Globe, Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378