False Positive False Positive
As a child, while waiting for my weekly piano lesson to start, I used to read with pleasure Erma Bombeck's column as it appeared in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. What prehom...
Oct 18, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
The Secret War to Come The Secret War to Come
The White House is likely to keep a don't-rock-the-boat Congress in the dark.
Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / David Corn
A Simple Twist of Fate A Simple Twist of Fate
Serendipity is rotten cotton candy. No, more like actual cotton dipped in rich, drippy chocolate--the confection hawked by Catch-22's greedhead Milo Minderbinder. About a quarter ...
Oct 18, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo
Anthrax Anxiety Anthrax Anxiety
Jitters are not among the clinical symptoms of anthrax.
Oct 18, 2001 / Bruce Shapiro
Operation Enduring Protest Operation Enduring Protest
Liza Featherstone will be reporting periodically on the antiwar movement for The Nation. This article is part of the Haywood Burns Community Activist Journalism series, sponsored ...
Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
The Left Debates September 11 The Left Debates September 11
The Left Debates September 11 The
Oct 17, 2001 / Our Readers
Bush’s Uzbek Bargain Bush’s Uzbek Bargain
After weeks of evasion and deflection, reminiscent of two illicit lovers keen to avoid scandal, the United States and Uzbekistan announced on October 12 that they had made a deal.
Oct 17, 2001 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
They’re Rich, They’re Spoiled, They’re Supporting Terrorists They’re Rich, They’re Spoiled, They’re Supporting Terrorists
What do we bomb next? Saudi Arabia? The Saudis would be a logical target if President Bush were serious about his stated goal of punishing nations that support terrorism.
Oct 16, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Stiglitz Roars Back Stiglitz Roars Back
Joe Stiglitz is no fan of Washington consensus-style globalization. Read "The Globalizer Who Came In From The Cold," an interview with Stiglitz on the IMF, World Bank and WTO co...
Oct 15, 2001 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Review of Review of
Afghanistan. By Angus Hamilton. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. $5 net.
Oct 11, 2001 / Books & the Arts / The Editors