War. What Is It Good For? War. What Is It Good For?

By the time you read this, the invasion of Iraq may have begun--or it may be over.

Mar 20, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Inside Baghdad Inside Baghdad

Iraqis, exhausted by years of sanctions and oppression, just want it all to end.

Mar 20, 2003 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Iraq and Beyond Iraq and Beyond

The Bush Administration has launched a war against Iraq, a war that is unnecessary, unwise and illegal.

Mar 19, 2003 / The Editors

A Naked Bid to Redraw World Map A Naked Bid to Redraw World Map

The island bit over the weekend was a revealing farce.

Mar 18, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Lesson in Diplomacy A Lesson in Diplomacy

This article was originally published on March 18, 2003.

Mar 18, 2003 / Feature / Juliet Johnson

This Is What History Feels Like This Is What History Feels Like

Repeat after me: This is what democracy looks like!

Repeat after me: This is what history feels like!

A movement the think tanks thought unthinkable.

Mar 17, 2003 / Tom Hayden

Selling the War on TV Selling the War on TV

Let's say you have a war to sell. You have the usual public relations tools at your disposal: highly scripted press conferences, stories leaked by White House officials to a co...

Mar 13, 2003 / Susan J. Douglas

Fragments From a Diary Fragments From a Diary

Soothed by calm words, we are about to be driven into the flames of hell.

Mar 13, 2003 / Feature / Wallace Shawn

A Cheer for the New Nation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro A Cheer for the New Nation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Whose name stands out like banners made of Day-Glo?
The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro!
What sounds as if it's jerry-built by Lego?

Mar 13, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The UN’s Relevance The UN’s Relevance

Much to the frustration of the Bush Administration, France, Russia, China and the other members of the United Nations Security Council opposing the British-US resolution on Ira...

Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors