Stationary Stationary
Perhaps time is our invention To make things seem to move Like the uncovering tail of the blue jay As it lights its feet on the wet Trembling wood. Perhaps the seasons are really n…
Apr 11, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Laura Manuelidis
Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu
Having a hard time finding a new apartment to fit your budget? Consider a move to the blocks around Ground Zero. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the body set up by f...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Social Security Fixes Social Security Fixes
Now that the recommendations of George W. Bush's Social Security task force have been quietly shelved, it's time to recall that there are simple and equitable solutions available ...
Apr 11, 2002 / Paul Simon
The Isle of Polyphemus The Isle of Polyphemus
Like the Cyclops in the tale of Ulysses, Israel is striking at its enemy in blind fury.
Apr 11, 2002 / Feature / Wole Soyinka
Elizabeth Dole Elizabeth Dole
Get set again for Liddy Dole. She's back, to let the good times roll. She's entering another race, Her hair and diction all in place. (Her hair is even more precise Than tha...
Apr 11, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Palestine Militias Rising Palestine Militias Rising
Israel's latest military offensive in the West Bank, code-named Defensive Wall, was met with fierce armed resistance, as Palestinians fought house to house and sometimes hand to ...
Apr 11, 2002 / Graham Usher
Letters Letters
MIA: WOMEN FIGHTING STATE TERROR Jerusalem We would like to thank Alexander Cockburn for his excellent March 25 "Beat the Devil" column, "The Nightmare in Is...
Apr 11, 2002 / Jon Wiener and Our Readers
Internationals on the Front Lines Internationals on the Front Lines
As the Israeli army continues the second week of its military reoccupation of the Palestinian-controlled towns of the West Bank, a group of internationals is playing a role of so...
Apr 11, 2002 / Feature / Charmaine Seitz
Taiwangate: A Fallout-Free Scandal Taiwangate: A Fallout-Free Scandal
Some scandals find traction in Washington, others fizzle. The Taiwangate affair--which involves a $100 million secret Taiwan government slush fund that fina...
Apr 10, 2002 / David Corn
An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon An Open Letter to General Ariel Sharon
Sir,
Apr 10, 2002 / Breyten Breytenbach