On Kim Jong Il’s Announcement On Kim Jong Il’s Announcement
We said that Kim Jong Il was just the guy For whom we needed Star Wars in the sky. Now Kim Jong Il declares we needn't worry That he might up and bomb us in a hurry: He isn't testing for the missile race; He's got a moratorium in place. Does this, then, mean that we won't have to wield A multibillion-dollar missile shield? Well, no, for other wicked rogues remain. If they go, we'll find others as profane. If all rogues disappear, we won't be glum, We'll hope that if we build it, they will come.
Aug 9, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Hijacking of Social Security The Hijacking of Social Security
We've gathered some worthy articles on this subject so the reader can explore the important points to be considered.
Aug 9, 2001 / The Editors
The Beat The Beat
CIVIL RIGHTS REFORM As House Republican leaders thwarted debate on the tepid Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill, the NAACP convention chose a radically different course by ...
Jul 27, 2001 / Column / John Nichols
All in the Family All in the Family
As bloated Hollywood blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor and A.I. disappoint to a staggering degree this summer, foreign films without huge promotional budgets are delivering offbea...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich
The Oranging of America The Oranging of America
In 1980, when Ronald Reagan flattened his opponents and the religious right burst onto the national political arena, many progressives could barely believe their eyes. Only a deca...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Arlene Stein
The Leader of the Last Remaining Superpower Asserts Minimal Qualifications The Leader of the Last Remaining Superpower Asserts Minimal Qualifications
To those who say he cannot do it, Who claim his head is filled with suet, He says that he is plenty able To deal with issues on the table. Though he may have no depths to plu...
Jul 27, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Aren’t We Happy Yet? Aren’t We Happy Yet?
There was a short note in the New York Times a few months ago reporting that Governor Jeb Bush wept while speaking to the Southern Regional Conference of the National Baptist Con...
Jul 27, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
A Bush Summer Rerun? A Bush Summer Rerun?
The next scene in Return of the Bushies may feature Brent Scowcroft, who was National Security Adviser to Bush I. The anonymous leakers of Washington are whispering that Scowcroft...
Jul 27, 2001 / David Corn
What I Voted For What I Voted For
Nader's campaign made a lot of people angry, but his cause is worth the fight.
Jul 27, 2001 / Feature / Tim Robbins
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
"Bustin' Out," episode six of R.J. Cutler's breakthrough reality TV series American High, opens on 17-year-old Morgan Moss pointing a pistol at his mother's head and barking deman...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Paul Bravmann