Egg on the Brain Egg on the Brain
It may look as if domestic politics no longer exists in the new America--the one in which there is no money for anything besides guns and prisons but we don't care because we are...
Feb 14, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Enron’s Global Crusade Enron’s Global Crusade
The Texas company has been a scandal in other countries for a long time.
Feb 14, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Bush’s China Opening Bush’s China Opening
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, China has undergone a dramatic makeover: from the most outspoken adversary of the United States to a highly appreciated ally...
Feb 14, 2002 / Peter Kwong and Dusanka Miscevic
A Crowbar to the Face A Crowbar to the Face
Frederick Wiseman has spent a lifetime piecing together sounds and images captured from the daily flow.
Feb 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
NYC Campaign Reform NYC Campaign Reform
The success of Michael Bloomberg's $69 million race for Mayor of New York against Mark Green was widely seen as a setback for campaign finance reform. But the Bloomberg campaign de...
Feb 14, 2002 / Richard Kirsch
Black Mischief Black Mischief
On East Capitol Street a few years ago, I was in a taxi when a car pulled suddenly and dangerously across our bow. My driver was white, with a hunter's cap and earmuffs and an inde...
Feb 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Hitchens
Listening In on the WEF Listening In on the WEF
As January turned into February, the most important people in the world gathered themselves together in midtown Manhattan for the annual World Economic Forum. Normally held in Da...
Feb 14, 2002 / Doug Henwood
Following Doctors’ Orders Following Doctors’ Orders
It's the largest profession in healthcare. It's the largest female profession in America. But despite its tremendous importance and impact, most people know very little about con...
Feb 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Suzanne Gordon
Real Reform Post-Enron Real Reform Post-Enron
As the House of Representatives was about to begin debating a modest campaign finance reform bill, former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay was taking the Fifth before the Senate commerce co...
Feb 14, 2002 / The Editors