Richard Pollak

Contributing Editor

Richard Pollak, a contributing editor of The Nation, is the author of The Creation of Dr. B: A Biography of Bruno Bettelheim (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster) and, most recently, The Colombo Bay, a book about his voyage on a container ship in the weeks after 9/11. His website is www.richardpollak.com.

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  • The Rumble Down Under

    December 20, 2005 Subscribe

    Discrimination is on the rise for Australia's Muslims and others of Middle-Eastern descent, as Prime Minister John Howard's draconian anti-terror laws echo the fear-mongering tactics of Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.

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  • Is GE Mightier Than the Hudson?

    May 10, 2001

    Corporate darling Jack Welch is working overtime to dodge GE's responsibility for cleaning up the Hudson River, the biggest toxic site on the Superfund list.

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