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Enron Conservatives Enron Conservatives

Concerned about potential taint from the metastasizing Enron scandal, George W. Bush met with reporters recently to distance himself from Enron's chairman, Ken Lay (nicknamed "Ke...

Jan 17, 2002 / Robert L. Borosage

Letter to ACTA Letter to ACTA

December 18, 2001

Jan 17, 2002 / Joe Lieberman

All Together Now… All Together Now…

It was not without warning that Congress voted to end welfare-as-we-knew-it in 1996, but still, it seemed to catch the progressive community off-guard.

Jan 17, 2002 / The Editors

Bush to Lay: What Was Your Name Again? Bush to Lay: What Was Your Name Again?

If you believe President Bush, Kenneth Lay--one of his top financial backers and his "good friend"--was merely an equal-opportunity corrupter of our political system, buying off ...

Jan 15, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

Missile Shield or Holy Grail? Missile Shield or Holy Grail?

Nike-Zeus, Nike-X, Sentinel, Safeguard, Star Wars, X-ray lasers, spaced-based neutron particle beams, Brilliant Pebbles, Ground-Based Midcourse National Missile Defense, Midcours...

Jan 10, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Walter C. Uhler

Lesson Learned Lesson Learned

Bush says he'd take a thousand whacks Before he'd let the income tax Of all the richest people go back up. Remember Daddy's tax-hike fix. An old dog may not learn new tricks,...

Jan 10, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In the Year of Harry Potter, Enter the Dragon In the Year of Harry Potter, Enter the Dragon

Earthsea, Ursula Le Guin's magical world of islands and archipelagoes, is going through a period of intense, uncomfortable social change. The old ways no longer work and the new ...

Jan 10, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Meredith Tax

Rx Needed for Medical Journals Rx Needed for Medical Journals

Drug companies influence research; they also affect what gets published.

Jan 10, 2002 / Feature / Sonia Shah

A New Middle East Approach A New Middle East Approach

It's time for the UN Security Council to impose "externally directed separation."

Jan 10, 2002 / Feature / Jerome M. Segal

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