Society

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

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 / Bruce Shapiro

Making the Case in Albany Making the Case in Albany

While most of the 1,500 people who traveled to Albany from all over New York State last Tuesday endured freezing winds outside the legislature to tell stories of families torn ...

Mar 31, 2001 / Feature / Amy Bach

Here Come the Judges Here Come the Judges

All signs point to an all-out drive by the Bush Administration to slot judicial conservatives into the eighty-nine current vacancies on the federal bench. The recent to-do about e...

Mar 30, 2001 / The Editors

The Activist Response The Activist Response

When the FDA recently released its proposed new rules regarding genetically engineered foods Greenpeace and the Center for Food Safety didn't like the taste.

Mar 30, 2001 / Kathryn Lewis

The French Act Up The French Act Up

The election this March of an openly gay Mayor of Paris--the Socialist Bertrand Delanoë--would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. That's one reason the American edit...

Mar 30, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Doug Ireland

Times Letters Unfit to Print Times Letters Unfit to Print

Praising its coverage, not criticizing it, is the best route to getting published.

Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Michael Massing

This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health

A woman two months pregnant goes to see her Ob-Gyn for prenatal care. As required by law, her doctor informs her that her condition places her at greater risk for a wide range of...

Mar 30, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt

He Has a Dream He Has a Dream

The grand ambition of the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Mar 30, 2001 / Feature / Scott Sherman

The Black Box The Black Box

OK, no Lifelines, no 50-50s, no Audience Participation if you want to be a millionaire: Name the first great African-American sitcom of the New Millennium... Correct! The 2000 pre...

Mar 30, 2001 / Books & the Arts / John Anderson

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