The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections
The talk of war has done its job. Rove's hopes were far exceeded. So maybe, with the voting done, The war itself's not needed.
Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letter From Newark Letter From Newark
The eleventh floor of the federal building in Newark is not a place anyone visits by choice. The air-conditioning is always either too cold or not cold enough.
Nov 14, 2002 / Jim Edwards
Alien Nation Alien Nation
When immigrant janitors in Boston went on strike this fall, they attracted some unlikely allies.
Nov 14, 2002 / Jennifer C. Berkshire
And Now the Good News And Now the Good News
CORRECTION: John Eder of Maine, a Green, won state, not national, office.
Nov 14, 2002 / John Nichols
Half a Victory at the UN Half a Victory at the UN
Iraq's decision to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution, passed unanimously on November 8, sets in motion a tightly scripted plan for UN arms inspectors to ret...
Nov 14, 2002 / Phyllis Bennis
Stand Up, Fight Back Stand Up, Fight Back
In defeat, Democrats have convened their perennial circular firing squad, issuing salvos of what Groucho Marx used to call departee--what they should have said.
Nov 14, 2002 / The Editors
Back to Iraq: Bush and His Pro-War Bias Back to Iraq: Bush and His Pro-War Bias
George W. Bush is on a roll. The elections at home. The UN Security Council's 15-to-0 acceptance of a resolution calling for tough inspections in Iraq (whic...
Nov 12, 2002 / David Corn
Making 34 Million Friends Making 34 Million Friends
The night after the Bush Administration announced its refusal to grant the United Nations Population Fund $34 million dollars, Jane Roberts was so outraged she couldn't sleep.
Nov 12, 2002 / Feature / Emily Biuso
Ask Dr. Marc Ask Dr. Marc
How many of you believe that crucial healthcare issues are falsely represented by corporate America for profit or political advantage?
Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Dr. Marc Siegel
The War on Academic Freedom The War on Academic Freedom
The year since Congress passed the USA Patriot Act has brought an ever-growing enemies list from our nation's thought police.
Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Kristine McNeil