Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?
The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a desk.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The UN, the US and Iraq The UN, the US and Iraq
As the United Nations Security Council neared approval of a resolution on Iraq, it appeared that Council resistance was giving way to rising US pressure.
Oct 24, 2002 / Phyllis Bennis
Mr. Feiffer Regrets Mr. Feiffer Regrets
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer dropped a pinpoint protest on First Lady Laura Bush's National Book Festival on October 12 in Washington.
Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jules Feiffer
Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory
Unanimous is what the vote count was. He didn't miss a voter, to our knowledge. The triumph his, he now remains in charge, Unless he lost in the Electoral College.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Spending for Growth Spending for Growth
One of the great disappointments of recent decades is that Democrats have more or less swallowed whole the underlying economic theories of their Republican rivals.
Oct 24, 2002 / Jeff Madrick
Change the Leadership Change the Leadership
The party of tired blood badly needs a "regime change" of its own. For the greater good of the Democrats, Gephardt and Daschle should go.
Oct 24, 2002 / William Greider
Why November 5 Matters Why November 5 Matters
The Democrats and Republicans will convene after the election to choose their leaders for the next Congress.
Oct 24, 2002 / The Editors
Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign Money Flows Into Anti-Wellstone Campaign
US Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minnesota, is the Democrat the Bush administration loves to hate. White House political director Karl Rove personally selected Wellstone's Republican cha...
Oct 24, 2002 / John Nichols