Israel Shahak, 1933-2001 Israel Shahak, 1933-2001
In early June I sat on a panel, in front of a large and mainly Arab audience, with Thomas Friedman of the New York Times. Our hosts, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Commit...
Jul 12, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s… Superclone? It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s… Superclone?
Is human cloning a feminist issue?
Jul 12, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Strong Dollar Clouds Prospects For Quick Rebound A Strong Dollar Clouds Prospects For Quick Rebound
--Headline, New York Times The dollar's strong. That must be good. It's doing what a dollar should. Not so. The world cannot afford our...
Jul 12, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
STOP THE PRESSES! (Tabloid Edition) STOP THE PRESSES! (Tabloid Edition)
WILLIAM KRISTOL KIDNAPPED BY ALIENS-- REPLACED BY SILLY, DISHONEST IMPOSTER "I admit it. The liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as...
Jun 28, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
The People’s Power The People’s Power
Act I We're on the edge of the twentieth century and Mayor James Phelan of San Francisco concludes that without abundant water and electrical power San Francisco is stymie...
Jun 28, 2001 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
A New, Simpler Analysis of the Recent Bush-Putin Summit A New, Simpler Analysis of the Recent Bush-Putin Summit
Bush and Putin talk together, To each other's charms succumb. Bush thinks Putin can be trusted. Putin thinks that Bush is dumb. Bush and Putin end their meeting, Smile...
Jun 28, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Beyond the Village Pale Beyond the Village Pale
The United States has one of the highest rates of intrafamilial violence of any nation in the world. As a statistical composite, we Americans are a nation of grieving adults and ...
Jun 28, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Beat The Beat
SENATE SHUFFLE It was a remarkably different Senate that convened following Vermonter Jim Jeffords's switch from Republican to Independent status. The Jeffords jump did more than ...
Jun 21, 2001 / Column / John Nichols
Forward to the Past Forward to the Past
Most of the time I think of gay rights, women's emancipation and the decline of male dominance as irreversible historical processes, blah blah, driven as they are by powerful mat...
Jun 21, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Former Fraternity President Deals With the Nuclear Proliferation Issue A Former Fraternity President Deals With the Nuclear Proliferation Issue
Though Bush intends to drop the missile treaty, He's happy that this Putin guy's so neat, he Will prove to be the nicest sort of Roosky. So just relax, and crack yourself a br...
Jun 21, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin