Articles

Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’ Harvard’s ‘Fitting Choice’

On July 1 Larry Summers--the Wunderkind economist who ran the Treasury Department under President Clinton--takes over as president of Harvard University.

Jun 5, 2001 / Matt Bivens

Lockerbie Families Speak Lockerbie Families Speak

Lockerbie Families Speak Cape May Courthouse, N.J. Alexander Cockburn should show respect for, and knowledge of, the facts. In his May 7 "Beat the Devil" column, "Ju...

May 31, 2001 / Alexander Cockburn, Daniel Cohen, Susan Cohen, and Helen Engelhardt

Bosco’s Big! Best! Believe It or Not! Bosco’s Big! Best! Believe It or Not!

Bosco, a black labrador retriever owned by Tim Stillman of Sunol, a small community near San Francisco, has been Mayor there for over eight years--after getting more votes than t...

May 31, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

On the Gradual End of the Estate Tax On the Gradual End of the Estate Tax

For years, estates of wealthy men were taxed-- The sort of thing that spoils a nice goodbye. The tax will disappear by 2010. And then the rich will find it safe to die.

May 31, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Independents’ Day Independents’ Day

It's fitting that the first senator to become an independent in more than thirty years hails from Vermont, the state with the most advanced independent politics in the nation. Ver...

May 31, 2001 / Micah L. Sifry

The Battle of Algiers The Battle of Algiers

A new memoir stirs long-suppressed memories of the “war without a name.”

May 31, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz

Taking (Back) the Initiative Taking (Back) the Initiative

An activist think tank is fighting the right at the ballot box--and winning.

May 31, 2001 / Feature / David Sarasohn

Russia–Scamming the System Russia–Scamming the System

Thefts from other countries pale in relation to the looting of Russia, with the indispensable assistance of the "Offshornaya Zona." The 1995 "loans for shares" scheme transferred ...

May 31, 2001 / Feature / Lucy Komisar

Shrub Flubs His Dub Shrub Flubs His Dub

Austin Oh, sure, blame it on Texas. It's all our fault Jim Jeffords walked. Many, many people in Washington are assuming "the Texans" in the White House are responsible ...

May 31, 2001 / Molly Ivins

In Fact… In Fact…

SMITING INTERNET SMUT The American Library Association and the ACLU are mounting a legal challenge to the Children's Internet Protection Act, which requires public libraries and ...

May 31, 2001 / The Editors

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