Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore, conceived in the 1920s as a tourist attraction, was quickly recast by the sculptor as an icon of democracy, freedom and hope.
Jul 26, 2002 / Feature / Jesse Larner
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
Roane Carey has edited two collections of writings on the Middle East: The New Intifada (Verso, 2001) and The Other Israel (The New Press, 2002).
Jul 25, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey
Big Pharma, Bad Science Big Pharma, Bad Science
In June, the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most respected medical journals, made a startling announcement.
Jul 25, 2002 / Feature / Nathan Newman
Fast Tracking Fast Track Fast Tracking Fast Track
At precisely the same time that members of the Bush administration and Congress are scrambling to publicly declare their willingness to crack down on corporate wrongdoing, they ar...
Jul 25, 2002 / John Nichols
Reproductive Freedom Reproductive Freedom
The Nation reported on Dr. Pendergraft's troubles in "Abortion on Trial" by Hillary Frey and Miranda Kennedy, June 18, 2001.
Jul 25, 2002 / Feature / Hillary Frey
Cultural Treason?–The Right Targets Musician Steve Earle Cultural Treason?–The Right Targets Musician Steve Earle
During wartime--and, officially, it's still wartime--the super-patriots are ever more watchful for acts of cultural treason. And the latest victim of the re...
Jul 24, 2002 / David Corn
The Boom or Bush Cycle The Boom or Bush Cycle
The public's love affair with the Bush Administration is souring. Polls show that voters are deeply worried about its handling of the economy, although they still claim to like G...
Jul 23, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
A 12-Step Program for Media Democracy A 12-Step Program for Media Democracy
These days, it's the media conglomerates who are drunk with power--demanding a larger share of the nation's airwaves and threatening to turn the World Wide Web into an electronic...
Jul 23, 2002 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester and Gary O. Larson
Rockin’ in the Real World Rockin’ in the Real World
A crack in the façade of Congressional congeniality was discovered last week, as Senate Democrats gathered to discuss particulars of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform b...
Jul 22, 2002 / John Nichols
A Spirited Defense of George W. Bush Against Accusations That He Dumped His Harken Stock Because of Inside Information A Spirited Defense of George W. Bush Against Accusations That He Dumped His Harken Stock Because of Inside Information
He says he had no clue the stock would tank. About the details he is still evasive. Though "on the board but clueless" could sound lame, With Bush, a clueless claim sounds qui...
Jul 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin