Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism
The Jewish state's diehard supporters in the White House, Congress and the media seem unable to understand Israel can't bomb its way to security.
Aug 2, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
You Can Keep the Faith You Can Keep the Faith
Major League Baseball's new "Faith Days" campaign is about more than family-friendly Christian entertainment with a twist of commerce.
Jul 28, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin
No Presents, Please No Presents, Please
The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Triumph of Crackpot Realism The Triumph of Crackpot Realism
The American government has lost its grasp on reality in Iraq and Lebanon. They seek out the bright, clear problems of war, leaving rubble and corpses in their wake.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Reading Less Bad News From Iraq Reading Less Bad News From Iraq
The papers simply cannot find the space.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy Labor Pains of a Stillborn Foreign Policy
By saying that the Israel-Lebanon crisis simply represents the "birth pangs of a new Middle East," Condoleezza Rice underscored the Bush Administration's blindness to the disastrou...
Jul 26, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Guernica, Again Guernica, Again
The targeting of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon summons the image of Picasso's wrenching mural that memorialized innocents caught in the crossfire.
Jul 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman
Open Mike, Closed Mind Open Mike, Closed Mind
Bush's boorish comments at the G-8 summit revealed more than his ignorance of the Mideast: His policies have made the US a helpless bystander as the entire region burns.
Jul 19, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes Baseball Begins to Listen to Sweatshop Foes
After pressure from the local newspaper and the City Council questioning the use of sweatshop labor to create Pittsburgh Pirates regalia, Major League Baseball seems willing to lis...
Jul 14, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin and Derek Tyner
The Times Is Us The Times Is Us
In wartime, you lose the luxury of choosing your allies: The Bush Administration's attacks on the New York Times are attacks on us all.
Jul 13, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman