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
Exit Jesse, Enter Saxby Exit Jesse, Enter Saxby
For some of progressive cast, there was at least one thin silver lining to Tuesday's crushing Democratic defeat: For the first time in decades, Jesse Helms wasn't running, and co...
Nov 10, 2002 / Feature / Jason Vest
Pelosi’s Commitments Pelosi’s Commitments
"From the standpoint of commitments, this race is over," House Whip Nancy Pelosi said Friday, as the California Democrat announced that a majority of her colleagues had committed ...
Nov 8, 2002 / John Nichols
Death Row Roll Call Death Row Roll Call
As Robert Sherrill made clear in his award-winning Nation essay of January 8, 2001, the death penalty is a bad deal all around. Not only is it ineffective in deterring crime, it'...
Nov 8, 2002 / Peter Rothberg
Nancy Pelosi Fights to Lead the Democrats Nancy Pelosi Fights to Lead the Democrats
The collapse of Richard Gephardt's leadership of the House Democratic Caucus did not occur on November 5, when the party lost seats in an election where history and economic trend...
Nov 7, 2002 / John Nichols