17 January 2002
A Communique From the Ghost of Mark Twain
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Norman Solomon
I see that I'm damn near legendary now; and since I died long ago, that's safe for all concerned.

The other day, with calendars showing January 2002, a radio was having its usual effect -- until suddenly my eyelids...
15 January 2002
Examining Welfare and Government Spending
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Molly Ivins
There's something happening here

What it is ain't exactly clear ...

It's time we stop, children, what's that sound

Everybody look what's goin' down. ...
10 January 2002
Mental Issues
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- And a happy New Year to all the friendly folks at the Henry Cisneros' special prosecutor's office, now coming up on its seventh year. Cisneros, who left office five ago as Clinton's housing secretary, is back in San Antonio...
08 January 2002
Gray, the Budget, and Economic Stimulus
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- The president has taken to saying peculiar things again. "There are no shades of gray in our war on terrorism," he announced the other day. Excuse me, but if you've ever seen anything grayer than some of our warlord allies in...
03 January 2002
A New Season
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Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- Here comes everyone's favorite season: The tree is down, the bills are due, January, February, Ry-Krisp and cottage cheese.

T'is the festive season for one of our nation's leading industries --...
03 January 2002
The Discreet Charm of the Straight Spin
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Norman Solomon
If my memory is correct, it was a Jerry Lewis movie. More than 40 years later, I still remember the scenes of a grown man so gullible that he believed his television. What a laugh riot! The guy dashed out to shop every time a commercial...

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