Aid–Let’s Get Real Aid–Let’s Get Real
The Africa trip of Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Irish rock star Bono produced a bumper harvest of photo ops and articles about aid to Africa. Unfortunately, media coverage ...
Jun 20, 2002 / Salih Booker and William Minter
Jefferson’s Patsy? Jefferson’s Patsy?
No one has contributed more to the United States than James Madison. He was the principal architect of the Constitution, the brilliant theorist who, more than any other single ind...
Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus
Islam’s Divided Crescent Islam’s Divided Crescent
On September 23, 2001, midpoint between the horrific events of September 11 and the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, the New York Times ran an intriguing headline. "Forget the...
Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Anthony Arnove
Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin
Never did I expect to feel sorrow and pity for the Catholic Church, yet I confess that I do.
Jun 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Hightower for President, er, no, Jackson for President Hightower for President, er, no, Jackson for President
To hear Texas populist Jim Hightower and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tell it, one of them should be running for president in 2004. Trouble is that each one says the other guy woul...
Jun 17, 2002 / John Nichols
ExxonMobil-Sponsored Terrorism? ExxonMobil-Sponsored Terrorism?
Why are villagers in the Aceh province of Indonesia--or their lawyers--worrying about contributions from Exxon Mobil to George W. Bush and the Republicans?
Jun 14, 2002 / David Corn
Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned
On May 14, 2002, the first wave of Internet file-sharing died.
Jun 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne G. Carr
Responsible Wealth Trumps Irresponsible Estate Tax Repeal Responsible Wealth Trumps Irresponsible Estate Tax Repeal
Outgoing US Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, was furious when the Senate failed this week to enact his pet project: permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. "This will be a campaign...
Jun 13, 2002 / John Nichols
The Morass in the Middle East The Morass in the Middle East
The Morass in the Middle East Shreveport, La. Thanks to Richard Falk and The Nation for daring to defy the party line in the American media when it comes to Middl...
Jun 13, 2002 / Richard Falk and Our Readers
A Whole Earth Catalogue A Whole Earth Catalogue
In the United States a deeply rooted bias toward the practical renders all knowledge, even the most sublime forms of wisdom, merely an instrumental good. This pragmatic streak ten...
Jun 13, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Zencey