Afghanistan: The Other War
Christian Parenti : Despite Bush's feel-good rhetoric, the United States has done little to help Afghanistan, leaving the impression of abandonment. Meanwhile, European troops work hard to build bridges to the locals.
The Editors acknowledge the third anniversary of the Iraq War, Christian Parenti files a dispatch from Afghanistan and Helen Thomas assails the cowardice of the White House press corps.
Articles
-
-
Lap Dogs of the Press
Helen Thomas : During the run-up to the Iraq War, the nation's leading print and broadcast media could have saved lives if they questioned the Administration's pronouncements. Instead, they were an echo chamber for the White House.
-
The Democrats: Still Ducking
Ari Berman : Eight months ahead of the 2006 midterm vote, Democrats are either ignoring Iraq or supporting the war while criticizing Bush's prosecution of it. But it's not too late to mount a strong opposition.
-
War Is Personal: Tomas Young/Age 26/Kansas City, Missouri
Eugene Richards : In the first installment of a new series called Photo Nation, a young soldier from Missouri recounts the ambush of his unit in Iraq.
-
Can You Say 'Permanent Bases'?
Tom Engelhardt : Despite recent press visits, the building of bases in Iraq has not come under much scrutiny. If Congress and opposition Democrats continue to ignore the issue, there will be no withdrawal from Iraq.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
-
Three Years and Counting
: The American public acknowledges the failure of US ground forces in Iraq. With civil war imminent, when will our "leaders" in Washington accept the same conclusion?
-
Bringing the War Home
John Nichols : The antiwar messages most likely to be heard and acted upon by Congressional Democrats and wavering Republicans will come from their hometowns, where a growing number of activists are organizing with an eye toward communicating to Congress.
-
A Dragon Slayer Returns
Mark Hertsgaard : Pete McCloskey, the first Republican member of Congress to call for Nixon's impeachment and withdrawal from Vietnam, has resurfaced.
-
Leaking Bubble
Doug Henwood : The US housing market has been responsible for about half the economy's recent growth, but increasing dependence on home-equity credit could create a financial disaster.
-
Helping China's Censors
Rebecca MacKinnon : The Global Online Freedom Act should be the beginning of a conversation about what needs to be done to prevent US Internet and technology firms from contradicting American values.
Reviews
-
book
The Great Black Hope
Gerald Early : Taylor Branch concludes his staggering trilogy of the civil rights era with At Canaan's Edge, a relentlessly detailed narrative of Martin Luther King's desperate struggle to save the movement.
-
book
The Dream Life
Gilberto Perez : In The Power of Movies, Colin McGinn asserts that films are the medium best suited to imitate the workings of the dreaming mind.
-
book
Unborn in the USA
Mark Sorkin : In his captivating new book Absolute Convictions, Eyal Press explores the links between his hometown's post-Vietnam decline and its emergence as a battlefield in the national crusade against abortion.
-
film
Consuming Desires
Stuart Klawans : Thank You for Smoking praises the professional hucksters of the cigarette companies, and Duck Season is a road movie in which the scenery doesn't change.
Columns
-
DEADLINE POET
George Bush's Approval Rating Sinks to 34 Percent
Calvin Trillin : Bush's low approval rating is irrelevant, considering who is still on his side.
-
BEAT THE DEVIL
Democrats: When the War Was Lost
Alexander Cockburn : It's no surprise to learn that oil companies are underpaying royalties for drilling on public land, or projecting profits in the billions. The battle for energy regulation was lost a long time ago.
Web
-
The Bolton Archipelago
Ian Williams : John Bolton's grandstanding vote today opposing the establishment of a UN Human Rights Council might please hard-core isolationists. But no one else.
-
Southpaw
A Whole New Ball Game
Dave Zirin : Major League Baseball owners may gripe, but the World Baseball Classic provides a glimpse of an alternative future for our national pastime.
-
Bloggers Join Fray on Political Ads
Celia Viggo Wexler : As the House considers two bills to regulate political speech on the Internet, the liberal Daily Kos and conservative Red State blogs are bedfellows, supporting a flawed GOP-sponsored bill that opens the door for soft money to buy political ads online.
-
TruthDig
Improvised Explosive Delusions
Robert Scheer : As Bush continues to insist the US is bringing peace and freedom to Iraq, his latest plan to quell the insurgency spends billions more to stem the use of improvised explosive devices.
-
A Peculiar Politician
William Greider : Senator Russell Feingold should be praised for calling on the Senate to censure the President for breaking the law and lying about his domestic spying program. Instead, he's mocked by the media and abandoned by many of his own party.
-
Howl
Student Debts, Stunted Lives
Nicholas von Hoffman : As Congress jacks up the rates students and their parents are paying for college loans, the consequences are already being felt by young people whose ability to have a child or own a house is limited by debt.
-
Typecast as a Terrorist
Adam Federman : The detainment of two actors from The Road to Guantánamo reveals a legal apparatus that is no longer able to distinguish between real and invented threats.
Cover art by Brian Stauffer, cover design by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
Get the Full Experience!
