Nation Notes Nation Notes
The 2002 Daniel Singer Millennium Prize has been awarded to Staughton Lynd, labor historian, lawyer and longtime radical activist.
Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
On election morning, I opened the front section of the New York Times and immediately got a bad feeling. Positioned prominently on page A3 was an eye-catching and ominous ad.
Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / Jim Hightower
The Kissinger Deceit The Kissinger Deceit
Henry Kissinger, who coddled state-sponsored terrorists, has been put in charge of the September 11 terrorism investigation. A proven liar has been assigned the task of finding...
Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
The US Caged–For Now The US Caged–For Now
Alfred Hitchcock was fond of McGuffins--meaningless plot devices on which the characters obsess while the real, gruesome story moves on elsewhere.
Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / Ian Williams
Censorship 101 Censorship 101
Annals of Higher Education: If recent events at Stanford and Harvard are any indication, the past decade's earnest debates over "political correctness" are over, replaced by ro...
Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
Into the Breach Into the Breach
The Democratic muddle continues in post-election hangover. The corporate wing of the party, the Democratic Leadership Council, once more urges the party to move even further to...
Dec 4, 2002 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage
What Price Security? What Price Security?
Now, here's what the deal's supposed to be: In exchange for greater security you give up certain rights.
Nov 26, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
Containing Saddam Containing Saddam
Critics of America's plans to oust Saddam Hussein militarily have mounted powerful arguments, but not one has articulated a coherent nonmilitary strategy to bring about the dem...
Nov 26, 2002 / Editorial / Andrew Mack
The Grubman The Grubman
The financial scandals continue to produce more outrageous revelations, but lately they come with lurid personal details more appropriate to bottom-dwelling tabloids than the W...
Nov 26, 2002 / Editorial / William Greider
Quiet in Hollywood Quiet in Hollywood
The Quiet American, which recently opened for a two-week run in a couple of theaters in New York and Los Angeles, illustrates just how far Hollywood self-censorship has gone in...
Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener