The War on Academic Freedom The War on Academic Freedom
The year since Congress passed the USA Patriot Act has brought an ever-growing enemies list from our nation's thought police.
Nov 11, 2002 / Feature / Kristine McNeil
Exit Jesse, Enter Saxby Exit Jesse, Enter Saxby
For some of progressive cast, there was at least one thin silver lining to Tuesday's crushing Democratic defeat: For the first time in decades, Jesse Helms wasn't running, and co...
Nov 10, 2002 / Feature / Jason Vest
Pelosi’s Commitments Pelosi’s Commitments
"From the standpoint of commitments, this race is over," House Whip Nancy Pelosi said Friday, as the California Democrat announced that a majority of her colleagues had committed ...
Nov 8, 2002 / John Nichols
Death Row Roll Call Death Row Roll Call
As Robert Sherrill made clear in his award-winning Nation essay of January 8, 2001, the death penalty is a bad deal all around. Not only is it ineffective in deterring crime, it'...
Nov 8, 2002 / Peter Rothberg
Nancy Pelosi Fights to Lead the Democrats Nancy Pelosi Fights to Lead the Democrats
The collapse of Richard Gephardt's leadership of the House Democratic Caucus did not occur on November 5, when the party lost seats in an election where history and economic trend...
Nov 7, 2002 / John Nichols
Wanted: A Few Good Girls Wanted: A Few Good Girls
Right-wing foundation seeks eligible young women for meaningful, long-term relationship.
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Karen Houppert
Letter From Poland Letter From Poland
A new democratic left is emerging for the first time since 1989.
The Education of Jessica Rivera The Education of Jessica Rivera
Trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn "responsibility."
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
Just Say ‘I Do’ Just Say ‘I Do’
As Congress squabbles over how and whether to revamp the welfare law, one thing is clear: The Bush Administration has marriage on the mind. The Administration has already promi...
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
The Scourge of Baltimore The Scourge of Baltimore
As truth-tellers, journalists remain the undocumented aliens of the knowledge industry, operating in an off-the-books epistemological economy apart from philosophers and scient...
Nov 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Carlin Romano