Fear of a Punk Planet Fear of a Punk Planet
The Chicago-based magazine Punk Planet--nominated for the past two years in Utne Reader's Alternate Press Awards for "General Excellence," along with such better-heeled competi...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ivan Kreilkamp
Kathleen Hanna’s Fire Kathleen Hanna’s Fire
On the self-titled debut record by punk/dance band Le Tigre, there's a short song called "Eau d'Bedroom Dancing" that pays tribute to the timeless tradition of spinning around ...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Empire of the Air Empire of the Air
Kristin Thomson, Michael Bracy and Peter DiCola also contributed to this article.
Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Jenny Toomey
Does Europe Do It Better? Does Europe Do It Better?
In more than fifteen years of rock-and-roll touring, my worst night of sleep followed a June 10, 1989, show at Centro Sociale Leoncavallo, an anticapitalist squat in Milan.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Johnny Temple
Sweet Soul Music Sweet Soul Music
As Trent Lott struggled to "repudiate" segregation fifty years after it was outlawed, about the only point he left out of his incoherent counterattack is that he was a soul-mus...
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
Tap Roots Tap Roots
It's a shame that Savion Glover is trying so hard to hide from the world, because he's the greatest tap dancer who ever breathed.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Diane Rafferty
Last-Minute Gift Ideas Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Only three days left before Christmas but there's still more than enough time to finish your shopping. Here are a few ideas for the activists on your gift list: Global Exchange ...
Dec 23, 2002 / Peter Rothberg
Check and Balance Cheney’s Choice Check and Balance Cheney’s Choice
George W. Bush has chosen a nominee to replace ousted Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. More precisely, the president has rubber-stamped a selection made by Vice President Dick Che...
Dec 21, 2002 / John Nichols
Between a Rock and a Hardass Between a Rock and a Hardass
Trent Lott is at the bottom of a deep hole, and he is digging like crazy. Every time the Dixiecrat cheerleader denies his Confederate tendencies, he comes out looking a little mor...
Dec 19, 2002 / John Nichols
National Security and Immigrant Rights National Security and Immigrant Rights
The debate over how to protect the United States from terrorism while safeguarding its guiding values rages with particular intensity in immigrant communities.
Dec 19, 2002 / Feature / Donald Kerwin