Memo to the Democrats Memo to the Democrats
If Congressional Democrats want to be more than George W.
Jan 9, 2003 / John Nichols
Long Live the Estate Tax! Long Live the Estate Tax!
There is a stunning disconnect between the terrible budget shortfalls facing states and localities and the priorities of federal tax-cutters. States face budget deficits of mor...
Jan 9, 2003 / Bill Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins
The Right Drug Rx The Right Drug Rx
With a doctor in charge of the Senate, compassionate conservatism is well positioned to run roughshod over the issue that traditionally worked well for Democrats--healthcare.
Jan 9, 2003 / Merrill Goozner
Dixiecrats and the GOP Dixiecrats and the GOP
Why should anyone have been surprised that the senator who led the Republican Party of 2002 paid homage to the States Rights Party of 1948? Those Dixiecrats fatally extolled by...
Jan 9, 2003 / Diane McWhorter
Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
During my days as Texas agriculture commissioner, a farmer pointed out to me that you can count the seeds in an apple, but you can't count the apples in a seed.
Jan 9, 2003 / Jim Hightower
Axis of Incoherence Axis of Incoherence
Axis of Incoherence The burgeoning Far East crisis has exposed the bankruptcy of US Korea policy.
Jan 9, 2003 / The Editors
A Sorry Lott A Sorry Lott
Trent Lott has grudgingly relinquished his grip on the Senate majority leader post, but that doesn't mean that the Republican Party has purged "the spirit of Jefferson Davis" t...
Dec 23, 2002 / The Editors
Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears
How does a fiercely anticorporate musician feel about participating in a corporate entertainment system?
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors