Failing the Test Failing the Test
President Bush was correct when he said that not since the cold war has the nation been so tested. But the test lies not in the terror threat but in his Administration's incompeten...
Sep 13, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Islamo-Fascism–Take Two Islamo-Fascism–Take Two
If we really want to understand the Muslim world, we should start by acknowledging that today's "fascists" were yesterday's freedom fighters.
Sep 7, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts
August Bebel once called anti-Semitism the socialism of fools. These days, the 9/11 conspiracy fever is fast becoming the "socialism" of the left.
Sep 7, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
The President gives us a lesson in drive-by personal diplomacy.
Sep 7, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It
If you're depending on private savings accounts to get you through retirement, get ready for a bitter surprise, thanks to the crooks and incompetents charged with selling and runni...
Sep 6, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
High on Opium, Not Democracy High on Opium, Not Democracy
In Bush-liberated Afghanistan, billions in drug profits are financing the Taliban, proving the President is better at starting wars than winning them.
Sep 6, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
All Governments (and Some Journalists) Lie All Governments (and Some Journalists) Lie
Democracy demands that journalists tell the truth. The success of liars like Bob Novak and Ann Coulter is a greater threat to America than a truck full of terrorists bent on doing ...
Aug 31, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Choice on Iraq The Choice on Iraq
Here's how Democrats should spin the biggest political question in the midterm elections.
Aug 31, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Honey, We Killed the Planet Honey, We Killed the Planet
As the generation of power brokers over 40 continues to blow off global warming, our dependence on a waning supply of oil will create a miserable future for their children and gran...
Aug 30, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Clinton’s Blindness on Welfare Reform Clinton’s Blindness on Welfare Reform
You'd think Bill Clinton doesn't know the difference between getting mothers and their children off the welfare rolls and getting them out of poverty.
Aug 30, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer