The Fog of Cop-Out The Fog of Cop-Out
My dear friend and late Nation colleague Andrew Kopkind liked to tell how, skiing in Aspen at the height of the Vietnam War, he came round a bend and saw another skier, Defense S...
Jan 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
On Paul O’Neill’s Revelation That the Bushmen Were Planning A War With Iraq From The Earliest Days of The Administration On Paul O’Neill’s Revelation That the Bushmen Were Planning A War With Iraq From The Earliest Days of The Administration
It now appears that they saw 9/11
As, even though not quite ordained in heaven
To punish godless sins allowed in bed
(As Falwell and Pat Robertson had said),
Jan 22, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Mad Cow, Internists & the Politics of Healthcare Mad Cow, Internists & the Politics of Healthcare
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Jan 21, 2004 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel
Give Iraqis the Election They Want Give Iraqis the Election They Want
Despite Bush's rhetoric, the US is opposing true democratic voting.
Jan 20, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Schwarzenegger Just Acts Like He Cares for the Poor Schwarzenegger Just Acts Like He Cares for the Poor
Scripted campaign over, Arnold now aims to balance budget on backs of those who can least afford it
Jan 16, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Spectacular Success? A Spectacular Success?
On the tenth anniversary of the NAFTA accord, mainstream media accounts have voiced muted disappointment with its relatively meager effects.
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Lost in Space Lost in Space
A while back, in a column calling for more arts funding, I observed that a lot more people are interested in classical music, ballet, theater and museums than are interested in s...
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Herein Ralph Nader’s Latest Rationale for Another Presidential Run Is Explained Without the Use of the Word ‘Cockamamie’ Herein Ralph Nader’s Latest Rationale for Another Presidential Run Is Explained Without the Use of the Word ‘Cockamamie’
It's easy to forget, but still true
That creepy guys have ego trips too.
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin