American Dreams, Lost and Found American Dreams, Lost and Found
In this excerpt from his 2002 book, Studs Terkel recalls an encounter with Dennis Kucinich, "the boy-mayor of Cleveland," and follows his political odyssey.
Apr 18, 2002 / Feature / Studs Terkel
Is Smuggling a Patriotic Act? Is Smuggling a Patriotic Act?
On the one-month anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tobacco industry took aim at Congress's first effort to respond to the crisis with a major piece of new leg...
Apr 18, 2002 / Mark Schapiro
It’s Only a Beginning It’s Only a Beginning
Nearly four years have elapsed since that merry month of May when France and the whole world were taken aback by a sudden and momentous upheaval.
Apr 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak Sharon Wears Oppressor’s Cloak
What is the fundamental difference between Slobodan Milosevic and Ariel Sharon? The former is on trial for war crimes, while the latter still leads an occupying army.
Apr 16, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
It’s Time to Turn the Farm Bill Debate Into a Food Fight It’s Time to Turn the Farm Bill Debate Into a Food Fight
Would someone in Congress please, please, please propose changing the name of the "farm bill" to the "food bill"? Maybe if the issue at hand had a more dramatic name the media a...
Apr 15, 2002 / John Nichols
Talking With Jeff Tweedy Talking With Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy may be best known to Nation readers as Billy Bragg's collaborator (along with his band Wilco) on the Mermaid Avenue recordings of recent years--two great albums that s...
Apr 11, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Letters Letters
MIA: WOMEN FIGHTING STATE TERROR Jerusalem We would like to thank Alexander Cockburn for his excellent March 25 "Beat the Devil" column, "The Nightmare in Is...
Apr 11, 2002 / Jon Wiener and Our Readers
Palestine Militias Rising Palestine Militias Rising
Israel's latest military offensive in the West Bank, code-named Defensive Wall, was met with fierce armed resistance, as Palestinians fought house to house and sometimes hand to ...
Apr 11, 2002 / Graham Usher
Elizabeth Dole Elizabeth Dole
Get set again for Liddy Dole. She's back, to let the good times roll. She's entering another race, Her hair and diction all in place. (Her hair is even more precise Than tha...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Isle of Polyphemus The Isle of Polyphemus
Like the Cyclops in the tale of Ulysses, Israel is striking at its enemy in blind fury.
Apr 11, 2002 / Feature / Wole Soyinka