In Cold Type In Cold Type
The current Salmagundi (Summer-Fall 2002) has a section on what it calls "Femicons" (the category includes articles on Emma Goldman, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and Willa Cath...
Nov 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Amy Wilentz
Call and Answer Call and Answer
Robert Bly, with David Ray, founded American Writers Against the Vietnam War in 1967; it sponsored many rallies and readings against the war. He is preparing a similar group to do ...
Nov 21, 2002 / Robert Bly
Banishing Bilingualism Banishing Bilingualism
Within the next decade, 30-40 percent of current public school teachers in the United States will retire, opening up more than 700,000 teaching positions.
Nov 21, 2002 / Herbert Kohl and Susan Katz
Gore Story Gore Story
"Debacle 2002" is already in reruns but has been replaced by a new dramatic series called "Zero 4," which chronicles some familiar characters and a few new faces running for Pr...
Nov 21, 2002 / William Greider
Straw Liberals and False Prophets Straw Liberals and False Prophets
One big problem with liberal and leftist debate about Al Qaeda or Iraq is that it rarely seems to have much to do with Al Qaeda or Iraq.
Nov 21, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter? Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter?
Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter? How dismal was election night 2002?
Nov 21, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Israel’s Choice Israel’s Choice
Returning to Israel after an extended absence can be a disturbing experience.
Nov 21, 2002 / Neve Gordon
Age of Anxiety Age of Anxiety
A spate of recent terrorism events--the bombing of a French tanker, the destruction of a nightclub in Bali, an FBI warning of a "spectacular" Al Qaeda action and the surfacing ...
Nov 21, 2002 / The Editors
Pelosi’s First Dive Pelosi’s First Dive
It didn't take long. That is, for Nancy Pelosi, the new Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, to run for cover. Days after her colleagu...
Nov 20, 2002 / David Corn