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Raines of Fire Raines of Fire

New York Times executive editor Howell Raines shares, with his fellow liberal Southerner Al Gore, a talent for driving his opponents batty.

Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman

Death Penalty Talking Points Death Penalty Talking Points

1. It is morally reprehensible to take a life, and it is especially reprehensible for the state to do so.

Dec 18, 2002 / The Nation

Healthcare for All–Now Healthcare for All–Now

If there were a firing squad for political rhetoric, the phrase "single payer" would have to be placed against the wall and blown away.

Dec 18, 2002 / David Corn

The People’s Church The People’s Church

Margaret Spillane is a native Bostonian.

Dec 18, 2002 / Margaret Spillane

Lott Should Resign Lott Should Resign

Among the obscenities accumulating in the political atmosphere, the most disgusting may be Trent Lott.

Dec 12, 2002 / The Editors

Reasons for Doubt Reasons for Doubt

When I was in college, I joined a court-watching project in Roxbury, Massachusetts. We observed criminal trials, then interviewed judges, lawyers and witnesses.

Dec 12, 2002 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Beyond the AIDS Quilt Beyond the AIDS Quilt

Last year marked the "twentieth anniversary" of AIDS, a grim occasion, to say the least, that put major US newspapers in an unenviable predicament.

Dec 12, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kim

Where Were the Women? Where Were the Women?

Their support of Democrats declined in 2002, helping to sink the party's fortunes.

Dec 12, 2002 / Feature / Anna Greenberg

The Three Mile Island of Biotech? The Three Mile Island of Biotech?

When plants in Nebraska carrying swine diarrhea drugs mingled with food for humans, all hell broke loose.

Dec 12, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols

The Hungry Physician The Hungry Physician

It seemed like a straightforward invitation. Dinner at an upscale uptown restaurant, sponsored by a drug company, where the topic was to be financial planning.

Dec 12, 2002 / Dr. Marc Siegel

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