Pentagon Hawks Take Wing Pentagon Hawks Take Wing

A new Defense Department spy office could politicize intelligence gathering.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jason Vest

Blacks and the Democratic Party Blacks and the Democratic Party

Voters felt devalued and heard no message, so many of them stayed home.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Ron Walters

How the Politicos Stole Christmas How the Politicos Stole Christmas

What a lousy Christmas present.

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

Letter From Chile Letter From Chile

Neoliberalism has produced an eco-crisis.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jimmy Langman

Smallpox Vaccines, Medical Ethics & Prozac Cartoon Characters Smallpox Vaccines, Medical Ethics & Prozac Cartoon Characters

Dr. Marc answers readers' question every other week. To send a query, click here.

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel

The New Apartheid The New Apartheid

Ashwin Desai's "We Are the Poors" is one of the best books yet on globalization and resistance.

Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

The Hitchens-Pollitt Papers The Hitchens-Pollitt Papers

Washington, DC

My dear Katha,

Nov 26, 2002 / Christopher Hitchens and Katha Pollitt

‘Obscure as That Heaven of the Jews’ ‘Obscure as That Heaven of the Jews’

In the rabbi's parable a lame one climbs
Onto a blind one's shoulders and together
They take the fruit of the garden of the Lord.

Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Robert Pinsky

Ask the Relativist Ask the Relativist

Dear Dr. Madlaw,
   As a newly elected member of Congress, I am appalled at the high cost of living in Washington. What's a hard-working public servant to do?