The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections
The talk of war has done its job.
Rove's hopes were far exceeded.
So maybe, with the voting done,
The war itself's not needed.
Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Antiwar Movement and Its Critics The Antiwar Movement and Its Critics
Do we have an antiwar movement? We're getting there.
Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Take Two Aspirin Take Two Aspirin
Well, the elephant is out of the barn now. Congress is lost and whither Congress, so will go the courts.
Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Letter to an Ex-Contrarian Letter to an Ex-Contrarian
Dear Christopher,
Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bush Lies, Media Swallows Bush Lies, Media Swallows
The more things change...
Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Ballad of Harvey Pitt The Ballad of Harvey Pitt
(With apologies, once again, to Stephen Sondheim and his demon barber)
Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Playing Politics With the Fate of the Humanity Playing Politics With the Fate of the Humanity
To placate its powerful allies on the extreme right, the Bush Administration is once again playing political games with the fate of our planet.
Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
More Danger in Sniper Case More Danger in Sniper Case
With sniper suspect now in jail,
DAs are fighting tooth and nail.
They're in a monumental race
To see who gets to try this case
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad Blowback: From Unruh to Muhammad
America is living in the blowback years.
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Theories of Relativity Theories of Relativity
During one pleasant dinner aboard the Nation cruise, one of my tablemates told an amusing story about Einstein giving a lecture in which he stated that he expected the solar sy...
Oct 31, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams