On the Backlash Against the Perfidious French On the Backlash Against the Perfidious French
They're relegated to the side.
This role--which they cannot abide,
Which torments Frenchmen day and night--
Can make them do things out of spite.
Feb 19, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Postcards From New York Postcards From New York
Among the few hundred thousand people who took to the streets of New York on February 15 to protest an invasion of Iraq were the current group of Nation interns.
Feb 18, 2003 / Feature / The Nation
Listen to George…Washington Listen to George…Washington
It would be so much easier if the Bush Administration just dropped the confusing pretension of an earnest campaign for truth, international cooperation and the rule of law.
Feb 18, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Against the Israeli Academic Boycott Against the Israeli Academic Boycott
"Among the Judenrat wannabes is your old friend and mine, Neve Gordon," wrote a Haifa University professor in one of his articles.
Feb 14, 2003 / Feature / Neve Gordon
Voices of the Street Voices of the Street
Even before the crucial February 14 meeting of the Security Council (after this issue went to press), a significant milestone was reached in the form of the proposal by France,...
Feb 13, 2003 / The Editors
Mighty in Pink Mighty in Pink
A clever new wave of feminist antiwar activism manages to avoid old clichés.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
The Army’s Empire Skeptics The Army’s Empire Skeptics
Officers are raising serious questions about manpower, morale and technology.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Jason Vest
Letter to America Letter to America
War for the wrong reasons will delegitimize the instrument itself.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Ramesh Thakur
The Case Against the War The Case Against the War
The revival of nuclear danger means we have already lost, whatever happens later.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
We Speak Not of Osama We Speak Not of Osama
NOTE: Because of an editorial error, last week's poem was incorrectly printed. This is a corrected version. Our apologies to Calvin Trillin (and to Cole Porter). --The Editors
Feb 13, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin