Memory Lapses From Ted Olson Memory Lapses From Ted Olson
Remember when Hillary Clinton dared suggest that a vast right-wing conspiracy was behind the campaign to destroy her husband's presidency? Well, the troubles besetting the nomina...
May 15, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Underground Against the Taliban Underground Against the Taliban
The atrocities of the Afghan Taliban toward women have been widely reported in the Western press: women banned from work; forbidden to leave their homes unless shrouded in the bu...
May 11, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Second Thoughts on the Family Values Front Second Thoughts on the Family Values Front
Republicans, observing young González
Removed at night, thought they could take some solace
From hearings showing Reno as a baddie.
May 11, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation Cheney Is an Oaf on Conservation
His considerable portfolio reflects his identity as a Texas oilman and a friend to oil-rich Saudis.
May 8, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
My Advice for the Final Enraged Cuban-American Demonstrator in Miami My Advice for the Final Enraged Cuban-American Demonstrator in Miami
Some lessons can be learned from strife.
The lesson here is: Get a life!
May 3, 2000 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Back to the Forward Back to the Forward
I start to worry whenever the Wall Street Journal editorial page cites theliberalNewRepublic for support.
May 3, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
Presidents, Not Kerreys, Bred Horror of Vietnam Presidents, Not Kerreys, Bred Horror of Vietnam
A tangled web of disingenuous calculation marked developments there, and the public was the more deceived.
May 1, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
Dr. Laura, Be Quiet! Dr. Laura, Be Quiet!
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has said a lot of hurtful and irresponsible things on the radio during her many years as a right-wing religious "therapist" and yenta.
Apr 27, 2000 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Extra! Extra! Read Less About It Extra! Extra! Read Less About It
* * * When legendary media critic A.J. Liebling issued that warning some decades ago about the corrosive effect of media monopolies on the First Amendment, media ownership...
Apr 24, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer
The ‘Shame’ Game The ‘Shame’ Game
When we last visited New York Times foreign affairs pundit Thomas Friedman during last year's Seattle protests, he was attacking critics of the antidemocratic World Trade Organiz...
Apr 20, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman