'Patriot' Aim: Showing the Paradox of Slavery By Rex Ellis, Rex Ellis is chair of the division of cultural history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. His specialties are slavery and early American history
Hollywood Still Loves the Brits, Doesn't It? By Alan Dirkin, Editor's Note: As a rule, we don't permit Times staff members to write Counterpunch pieces--imagine the possible abuses!--but we've made an allowance here for someone whose job does not include reporting or writing
Recognize the Palestinians' Right to Return By Daoud Kuttab, Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and television producer, is the director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Jerusalem
A Heartbeat Is Too Close for Just a Buzz By Victor Gold, Victor Gold, national correspondent for Washingtonian magazine, co-authored former President George Bush's autobiography, "Looking Forward" (Doubleday, 1988)