Death and Taxes 2010 Death and Taxes 2010
"How long do I have?" James Pierson asked, trying to maintain eye contact with the man behind the desk. "Three months, eleven days, seven hours and forty-three minutes," David Ba...
Jun 27, 2002 / Calvin Trillin
A Crisis of Faith Brought On by Martha Stewart A Crisis of Faith Brought On by Martha Stewart
Agnostic's what he was, had always been. He'd never prayed a prayer, confessed a sin. He's thinking, though, if Martha goes to jail, On Sundays henceforth he will never fail ...
Jun 27, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Against Israeli Apartheid Against Israeli Apartheid
The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century...
Jun 27, 2002 / Ian Urbina and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
In Cold Type In Cold Type
Southern Exposure, which somehow looks--even in its third decade, in the twenty-first century--as if very advanced high school students had just stapled it together and put it on ...
Jun 27, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
Keeping the UN in Line Keeping the UN in Line
So far this year, US diplomats have secured the removal of Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights; José Bustani, head of the Organization for the Prohibition of ...
Jun 27, 2002 / Ian Williams
‘The Enemy Within’ ‘The Enemy Within’
There are perfectly respectable reasons to disagree with, dislike or distrust Jesse Jackson. His flaws as a human being are pretty well-known at this point. Some feel his politics...
Jun 27, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Whose Steel? Whose Steel?
Dead ends, new beginnings--the industry's twenty-five-year crisis continues.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
Letters Letters
CLUELESSNESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS Jefferson Valley, NY When I took my copy of The Nation from my mailbox today, I was appalled at the cover showing George...
Jun 27, 2002 / Our Readers
An Alabama Primary That Went Global An Alabama Primary That Went Global
It is not often that a Democratic primary for a US House seat representing rural Alabama is big news in the United States -- let alone abroad. But the defeat of US Rep. Earl Hilli...
Jun 27, 2002 / John Nichols
The Ventura Legacy The Ventura Legacy
$icapstyle, letter=>'"A' &>rguing with intelligence, a massive array of facts and a sly wit, Sifry claims that our two-party system is a 'duopoly' that decisively dictates nation...
Jun 27, 2002 / Micah L. Sifry