Society

The People’s Church The People’s Church

Margaret Spillane is a native Bostonian.

Dec 18, 2002 / Margaret Spillane

Religion in the News Religion in the News

With Friends of Israel Like These... Oy Vey!

Dec 18, 2002 / Edward Sorel and Richard Lingeman

Raines of Fire Raines of Fire

New York Times executive editor Howell Raines shares, with his fellow liberal Southerner Al Gore, a talent for driving his opponents batty.

Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman

Death Penalty Talking Points Death Penalty Talking Points

1. It is morally reprehensible to take a life, and it is especially reprehensible for the state to do so.

Dec 18, 2002 / The Nation

Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now

If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.

Dec 18, 2002 / David Corn

Lott Should Resign Lott Should Resign

Among the obscenities accumulating in the political atmosphere, the most disgusting may be Trent Lott.

Dec 12, 2002 / The Editors

Reasons for Doubt Reasons for Doubt

When I was in college, I joined a court-watching project in Roxbury, Massachusetts. We observed criminal trials, then interviewed judges, lawyers and witnesses.

Dec 12, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Where Were the Women? Where Were the Women?

Their support of Democrats declined in 2002, helping to sink the party's fortunes.

Dec 12, 2002 / Feature / Anna Greenberg

Beyond the AIDS Quilt Beyond the AIDS Quilt

Last year marked the "twentieth anniversary" of AIDS, a grim occasion, to say the least, that put major US newspapers in an unenviable predicament.

Dec 12, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim

The Hungry Physician The Hungry Physician

It seemed like a straightforward invitation. Dinner at an upscale uptown restaurant, sponsored by a drug company, where the topic was to be financial planning.

Dec 12, 2002 / Dr. Marc Siegel

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