Who’s Afraid of Cornel West? Who’s Afraid of Cornel West?
Writing in a forthcoming issue of The Journal of Israeli History about Israeli revisionism, Mark Lilla of the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought makes the obse...
Jun 27, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
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
Bush Overplays the Terror Card Bush Overplays the Terror Card
Has the war on terrorism become the modern equivalent of the Roman Circus, drawing the people's attention away from the failures of those who rule them?
Jun 26, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Faux Peace Plan for the Middle East Bush’s Faux Peace Plan for the Middle East
Here's a question for George W. Bush. Do you believe your June 24 speech on the Middle East crisis would give a Palestinian living in a refugee camp--perhap...
Jun 25, 2002 / David Corn
Clarification Clarification
Readers of Andrew Sullivan's website may have noticed a series of items about my piece "Attack of the Homocons," which appeared in The Nation's July 1 issue.
Jun 25, 2002 / Richard Goldstein
Denied Permission to Sue, Feingold Still Pushes ABM Treaty Fight Denied Permission to Sue, Feingold Still Pushes ABM Treaty Fight
The Senate Ethics Committee has denied US Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wi., permission to join a lawsuit that asks the federal courts to clarify whether it was appropriate for President ...
Jun 21, 2002 / John Nichols
Letters Letters
GOULD & SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE Cambridge, Mass. In his excellent June 17 piece on Stephen Jay Gould, John Nichols mentions the Science for the People mo...
Jun 20, 2002 / Our Readers
In Martha Stewart’s Kitchen In Martha Stewart’s Kitchen
The camera pans across the room To see what she has made: An omelette or a spring bouquet Or just an inside trade.
Jun 20, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Jewish Media Stranglehold? Jewish Media Stranglehold?
Nixon thought so; Otis Chandler doesn't. Maybe it depends on where you stand.
Jun 20, 2002 / Feature / Cliff Rothman