Islam’s Divided Crescent Islam’s Divided Crescent
On September 23, 2001, midpoint between the horrific events of September 11 and the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, the New York Times ran an intriguing headline. "Forget the...
Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Anthony Arnove
In Martha Stewart’s Kitchen In Martha Stewart’s Kitchen
The camera pans across the room
To see what she has made:
An omelette or a spring bouquet
Or just an inside trade.
Jun 20, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Jefferson’s Patsy? Jefferson’s Patsy?
No one has contributed more to the United States than James Madison. He was the principal architect of the Constitution, the brilliant theorist who, more than any other single ind...
Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Carl T. Bogus
Letters Letters
GOULD & SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE Cambridge, Mass. In his excellent June 17 piece on Stephen Jay Gould, John Nichols mentions the Science for the People mo...
Jun 20, 2002 / Our Readers
Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin Flicking Fallen Angels Off the Head of a Pin
Never did I expect to feel sorrow and pity for the Catholic Church, yet I confess that I do.
Jun 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Hightower for President, er, no, Jackson for President Hightower for President, er, no, Jackson for President
To hear Texas populist Jim Hightower and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tell it, one of them should be running for president in 2004. Trouble is that each one says the other guy woul...
Jun 17, 2002 / John Nichols
ExxonMobil-Sponsored Terrorism? ExxonMobil-Sponsored Terrorism?
Why are villagers in the Aceh province of Indonesia--or their lawyers--worrying about contributions from Exxon Mobil to George W. Bush and the Republicans?<...
Jun 14, 2002 / David Corn
Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned
On May 14, 2002, the first wave of Internet file-sharing died.
Jun 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne G. Carr
Responsible Wealth Trumps Irresponsible Estate Tax Repeal Responsible Wealth Trumps Irresponsible Estate Tax Repeal
Outgoing US Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, was furious when the Senate failed this week to enact his pet project: permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. "This will be a campaign...
Jun 13, 2002 / John Nichols
In Fact… In Fact…
BAN THE CLUSTER BOMB Caleb Rossiter reports: The coalition of anti-landmine advocates who helped win the 1997 treaty banning the devices, which has been signed by more t...
Jun 13, 2002 / The Editors