Politics

The Roamin’ Empire The Roamin’ Empire

During the 2000 campaign, candidate George W. Bush proclaimed that America must be "humble in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course." But tha...

Jan 9, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Dangerous Game in Korea A Dangerous Game in Korea

US policies are fanning anti-Americanism in both the South and the North.

Jan 9, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

He’s No Wellstone He’s No Wellstone

Minnesota's new senator, Norm Coleman, is a dealmaker with ambitions.

Jan 9, 2003 / Feature / David Rubenstein

The Fix at Ground Zero The Fix at Ground Zero

The second year of machinations at the World Trade Center site has gotten off to a vigorous start.

Jan 9, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Philip Nobel

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

I first read Samuel Delany's Tales of Nevèrÿon during the high-geek days of junior high.

Jan 8, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim

The Question of North Korea The Question of North Korea

Korea has the bomb, but not to worry.
It's not a crisis. No, we needn't hurry
To get inspections back. Why try to spot
The weapons they already say they've got?

Jan 8, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

No Room for Logic in Bush Foreign Policy No Room for Logic in Bush Foreign Policy

Darn, but those weapons of mass destruction keep turning up in the wrong places.

Jan 2, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice The Rich Have Reason to Rejoice

In Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge was forced to view his own death in order to gain some self-awareness of his life as the epitome of cruelty and selfishness.

Dec 23, 2002 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

The Power of Music The Power of Music

Talking With Eddie Vedder, Boots Riley, Amy Ray, Carrie Brownstein, Tom Morello

Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ann Powers

Russell Simmons’s Rap Russell Simmons’s Rap

Russell Simmons, known for decades as Rush to his friends, is of average height and build for a man his age (45), with a cleanshaven face, bald dome and light complexion.

Dec 23, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Miles Marshall Lewis

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