Uptown Girl Uptown Girl
"These pieces are not confessions," Meghan Daum declares in the foreword to My Misspent Youth, an anthology of articles she wrote for The New Yorker, Harper's and other magazines....
Apr 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
Justice: The First Casualty of Truth? Justice: The First Casualty of Truth?
If Gen. Augusto Pinochet had not been arrested in England on the night of October 16, 1998, the truth about his crimes would never have been fully revealed and democracy in Chile ...
Apr 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Reed Brody
Forked-Tongue Budget Forked-Tongue Budget
Resident Bush's budget brandishes the camouflaged conservatism that is the hallmark of this disingenuous Administration. It advertises a 4 percent increase in discretionary spendi...
Apr 12, 2001 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
Chasing the Chador Chasing the Chador
Pauline Kael (that scamp) once called the Italian neorealist classic The Earth Trembles "the best boring movie ever made." Today the earth is inundated with Iranian neo-neorealism...
Apr 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo
Science or Politics? Science or Politics?
A question for the new millennium: When there is no paper, is there still a paper trail? Answer: Not unless you vacuum the Internet and print the download.
Apr 12, 2001 / Feature / Terry J. Allen
Letters Letters
REFORMER IN THE DELLS Milwaukee A postscript to Frances Fox Piven's excellent "Thompson's Easy Ride" [Feb. 26], on the elevation of Wi...
Apr 5, 2001 / Letters / Our Readers
The McCain-Feingold Bill The McCain-Feingold Bill
McCain and Feingold seem to have Big Mo: Soft money could now face a total ban. Which means some folks who've bought pols in the past Need now select a different purchase plan...
Apr 5, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Diamonds of Death Diamonds of Death
A tough bill is falling victim to the power of warlords and corporations. Meanwhile, diamond sales pay for wars that are killing thousands in Africa.
Apr 5, 2001 / Feature / Ken Silverstein
The Doctor Killers The Doctor Killers
The arrest in France of James Kopp, the accused assassin of Buffalo obstetrician Barnett Slepian, could not have come at a more awkward time for the Bush Administration. Bush inau...
Apr 5, 2001 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
Pundits Who Predict the Future Are Always Wrong Pundits Who Predict the Future Are Always Wrong
A glance back to 1964 shows that predictions are always wrong and always political--and that the left's possibilities may be greater than they seem.
Apr 5, 2001 / Feature / Rick Perlstein