Among the Lotus-Eaters Among the Lotus-Eaters
In 1886 the British are fighting an imperial war on another continent with the express goal of suppressing and maintaining control of the natives. Sound familiar?
Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Dr. Marc Siegel
‘What Silent Love Hath Writ’ ‘What Silent Love Hath Writ’
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music this month, the Harvey Theater reclaims its original name--the Majestic--with the arrival of director Sam Mendes's beautiful renderings of Chek...
Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Carol Rocamora
Ten Papers We Like Ten Papers We Like
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Jan 30, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
No to Miguel Estrada No to Miguel Estrada
Tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Miguel Estrada's appointment to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the country, is the fir...
Jan 30, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Bush: Eager for Combat Bush: Eager for Combat
The compassionate warrior. That's the image Bush offered in his second State of the Union address, as he deftly blended his 2000 campaign schtick (and all o...
Jan 29, 2003 / David Corn
Bumbled Response Bumbled Response
When Congressional Democrats asked Governor Gary Locke of Washington state to deliver the party's response to President Bush's State of the Union address, they ceded what could ha...
Jan 29, 2003 / John Nichols
HMOs, Antibiotics and the Philosophy of Caring HMOs, Antibiotics and the Philosophy of Caring
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Jan 29, 2003 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel
Come On, Labor, Light Our Fire Come On, Labor, Light Our Fire
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Jan 29, 2003 / Thomas Geoghegan, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Our Readers
Congress Meets Wall Street Congress Meets Wall Street
Tonight's State of the Union address, like most, will be far more notable for what is not said, than what is. The true state of the union--genuine measures of the health of our d...
Jan 28, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre
Early tomorrow morning, organizers of this, the third annual World Social Forum, will formally close out the weeklong event to report their conclusions to the hundreds of inte...
Jan 28, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper