Torturers Torturers
By now, everyone is familiar with Hannah Arendt's famous phrase "the banality of evil" Like many I was disposed to view some of the most abhorrent abuses of the Bush administrat...
Apr 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Iraq’s Ruined Library Soldiers On Iraq’s Ruined Library Soldiers On
Five years ago this week, US troops stood by as mobs sacked Iraq's revered National Library and Archives. Despite little outside help, a cultural treasure soldiers on.
Apr 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / R.H. Lossin
C’est Terrible! C’est Terrible!
When in trouble, reach for nuclear subs.
Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Sweatin’ to the Koran Sweatin’ to the Koran
What do burqas, Osama and fascism have to do with six hours of man-free exercise time at Harvard?
Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Phil Donahue’s War Phil Donahue’s War
His new documentary is breaking the taboo that says Americans cannot stomach the reality of the Iraq War.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
The Torture Memo The Torture Memo
How could two really smart government lawyers authorize torture in arguments that have no foundation in law?
Apr 9, 2008 / Stephen Gillers
Mark Penn Must Go Mark Penn Must Go
Mark Penn's quasi-demotion is too little, too late.
Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors
Neocon NATO Delusions Neocon NATO Delusions
The Bush Administration's mission to transform NATO promises to do great damage to international peace and cooperation.
Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors
Washington at War Washington at War
The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.
Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors
Spots, Smudges and Glitter Spots, Smudges and Glitter
A tour of the New York art galleries reveals a number of talented artists exploring the possibilities of "bad" representational painting.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky