California on the Edge California on the Edge
"Change is the order of the day," Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown declared after California voters recalled Governor Gray Davis and replaced him with film star Arnold Schwarzenegger....
Oct 9, 2003 / The Editors
Spanking Head Start Spanking Head Start
Used to be, nearly everyone--Democrat or Republican--loved Head Start, the federal preschool program for kids from low-income families. And why not?
Oct 2, 2003 / Jennifer Niesslein
Trading Barbs on Trade Trading Barbs on Trade
When Paul Wellstone opted out of the 2000 presidential race, he fretted that trade policy would not be debated in the Democratic primaries and that the party would run a Novemb...
Oct 2, 2003 / John Nichols
Mementos Mementos
Contributions in memory of Edward Said may be sent to: Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia Research Fund, LIJMC, Attention: Dr. Kanti Rai, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; The Friends of Union of P...
Oct 2, 2003 / JoAnn Wypijewski
White House Dirty Tricks White House Dirty Tricks
Click here to read David Corn's weblog on the Joe Wilson scandal.
Oct 2, 2003 / The Editors
Edward Said Edward Said
Contributions in memory of Edward Said may be sent to: Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia Research Fund, LIJMC, Attention: Dr. Kanti Rai, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; The Friends of Union of P...
Oct 2, 2003 / The Editors
Educating for Privilege Educating for Privilege
As a law school dean, I was much taken with a statement from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's landmark opinion in the University of Michigan case: "Law schools represent the train...
Sep 25, 2003 / Gene Nichol