Jonathan Schell

Peace and Disarmament Correspondent

Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) was the Lannan Fellow at The Nation Institute. His books include The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People, an analysis of people power, and The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.

Letter From Ground Zero: December 20, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: December 20, 2001

As the Taliban retreat in Afghanistan, the Bush administration has ample opportunity to expand its far-reaching ‘war on terror.’

Dec 20, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: December 6, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: December 6, 2001

With the Taliban engaged in Afghanistan, where will the US now train its sights?

Dec 7, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: November 21, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: November 21, 2001

The sudden and unexpected collapse of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Nov 21, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: November 8, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: November 8, 2001

The "war on terror" is causing an escalation of retaliatory thinking.

Nov 8, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: November 1, 2001

Politics govern the increasingly difficult war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Nov 1, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: October 25, 2011 Letter From Ground Zero: October 25, 2011

We've reached a new brink.

Oct 25, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: October 18, 2011 Letter From Ground Zero: October 18, 2011

Seven Million at Risk

Oct 18, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: October 11, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: October 11, 2001

Annihilation and the Ways of Peace

Oct 11, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: October 4, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: October 4, 2001

Our own ‘phony war.’

Oct 4, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

Letter From Ground Zero: September 27, 2001 Letter From Ground Zero: September 27, 2001

I was somehow unprepared by television for what I saw when I arrived at Ground Zero.

Sep 27, 2001 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell

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