The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice
In Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge was forced to view his own death in order to gain some self-awareness of his life as the epitome of cruelty and selfishness.
Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
The Power of Music The Power of Music
Talking With Eddie Vedder, Boots Riley, Amy Ray, Carrie Brownstein, Tom Morello
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ann Powers
Russell Simmons’s Rap Russell Simmons’s Rap
Russell Simmons, known for decades as Rush to his friends, is of average height and build for a man his age (45), with a cleanshaven face, bald dome and light complexion.
Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Miles Marshall Lewis
Republican Anger at Trent Lott Republican Anger at Trent Lott
Republicans feel anger, unconcealed, Because Trent Lott revealed what he revealed. They've always reassured the racist clods
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now
If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.
Dec 18, 2002 / David Corn
The ‘Public Interest’ The ‘Public Interest’
For years Pittsburghers have witnessed the low regard in which public television station WQED holds its second channel, WQEX.
Dec 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Bill O’Driscoll
It’s That Time Again… It’s That Time Again…
What a rotten year!
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Raines of Fire Raines of Fire
New York Times executive editor Howell Raines shares, with his fellow liberal Southerner Al Gore, a talent for driving his opponents batty.
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Moral Quandary The Moral Quandary
In late November, the journalism department at New York University hosted a forum on Iraq.
Dec 18, 2002 / Feature / Michael Massing