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Shmeer the Kids In Shmeer the Kids In

(An Upper East Side Sea Chanty Sung to the tune of 'Blow the Man Down')

Nov 20, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions

President Bush, a scion of great wealth who has never had to earn an honest living, has abruptly wiped out the jobs, retirement security and health benefits of 850,000 blue- ...

Nov 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections

The talk of war has done its job. Rove's hopes were far exceeded. So maybe, with the voting done, The war itself's not needed.

Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Antiwar Movement and Its Critics The Antiwar Movement and Its Critics

Do we have an antiwar movement? We're getting there.

Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Take Two Aspirin Take Two Aspirin

Well, the elephant is out of the barn now. Congress is lost and whither Congress, so will go the courts.

Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Letter to an Ex-Contrarian Letter to an Ex-Contrarian

Dear Christopher,

Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bush Lies, Media Swallows Bush Lies, Media Swallows

The more things change...

Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Ballad of Harvey Pitt The Ballad of Harvey Pitt

(With apologies, once again, to Stephen Sondheim and his demon barber)

Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Playing Politics With the Fate of the Humanity Playing Politics With the Fate of the Humanity

To placate its powerful allies on the extreme right, the Bush Administration is once again playing political games with the fate of our planet.

Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

More Danger in Sniper Case More Danger in Sniper Case

With sniper suspect now in jail, DAs are fighting tooth and nail. They're in a monumental race To see who gets to try this case

Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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