The hospital couldn’t save Jack’s life. But hospice gave him something to live for. Originally published in AARP The Magazine. JACK SMITH LOOKED UP FROM THE EVENING NEWS to see two old buddies bounding down the steps to the basement den of his northeast Philadelphia home. At once his tired face broke into a wicked smile. “There’s […]
Lights Out
Can contact sports lower your intelligence? Originally published in Discover. SOME 20 YEARS AGO, IN FRONT OF A FRENZIED and antagonistic crowd, Harry Carson hurled his entire bulk—240 pounds—into an equally massive human body racing toward him across the field at Washington’s RFK Stadium. A middle linebacker with the New York Giants, Carson was a celebrated defensive […]
Dirty Warriors
How South African hit men, Serbian paramilitaries, and other human rights violators became guns for hire for military contractors in Iraq. Originally published in Mother Jones. WHEN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TURNED OVER much of its Iraqi security operations to the private sector last year, one of the companies that stood to profit was the London-based Hart Group. […]
Less Sleep, More Energy?
New drugs promise to keep us sharp even when we need shuteye—but at a cost. A different version of this article was published in Reader’s Digest. IN AN ANTISEPTIC ANIMAL LABORATORY in Worcester, Mass., 160 rodents in oversized cages are hooked up, via thirty miles of wire, to a bank of computers that continuously record their vital […]
If I Were a Rich Man
Scenes from the 2004 Republican convention. Originally published in Indy Week. Sunday afternoon The most important men in town would come to fawn on me! They would ask me to advise them… And it won’t make one bit of difference if I answer right or wrong. When you’re rich, they think you really know! —Tevye, […]
Acting Up With the Young Republicans
No shortage of young folks at the Republican Youth Convention. Of course, some of them weren’t Republicans. By Michael Scherer and Barry Yeoman. Originally published in the online edition of MotherJones.com. THE SOUVENIR STAND AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN was doing a brisk business Wednesday morning as 2,000 adolescents and young adults convened for the 2004 Republican […]
Beyond Betrayal
The vast majority of GOP leaders won’t be embracing gay Republicans any time soon. In fact, many of them still think they’re good for an easy laugh. Originally published in the online edition of Mother Jones. IN 1972, JAMES WAGSTAFF WAS A POSTER CHILD for the Republican Party—quite literally. Posing with a Dallas Cowboys fullback, the […]
The Political Fortunes of the Radical Right
As the Republican convention kicked off in Madison Square Garden, the party’s influential conservative activists were holed up across the street—with a handful of reporters and a large bag of fortune cookies. Originally published in the online edition of Mother Jones. AS THE IMAGE-CONSCIOUS REPUBLICANS GAVELED OPEN their national convention Monday morning—kicking off a four-day festival […]
Immoderate Republicans
While George Bush’s handlers are vetting every word spoken at the convention, it’s on the street—among the counter-protesters—that the unfiltered rhetoric of GOP activists can be heard. Originally published in the online edition of Mother Jones. IT’S ONLY 11 O’CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING, but already the crowds are growing thick across the street from New York’s Pennsylvania […]
Deadly Dependence
The South’s economic reliance on military bases has left a toxic legacy throughout the region. Originally published in Creative Loafing and The Weekly Planet. ON A SUMMER DAY THREE YEARS AGO, Elijah Robinson was digging in the yard of his brand-new patio home in Columbia, S.C., when an unexpected sensation washed over him. Even though he was covered in […]
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