Dissident or Apologist? Dissident or Apologist?
The Iraqi-American writer and Brandeis professor Kanan Makiya is nowadays considered by many in the United States to be the Iraqi dissident par excellence.
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Sinan Antoon
Iraq War Blowback Iraq War Blowback
A deeply disturbing development that has been buried under the debris of war talk is the fact that since 1998, in a major historical reversal, most of the deaths and injuries f...
Jan 16, 2003 / Editorial / Saskia Sassen
Letter From Iraq Letter From Iraq
I asked Fatima, a mother with nine children, all living with her husband and her sister in three rooms, "How are you preparing for the war?" She replies, "Oh, there is not much...
Jan 16, 2003 / Editorial / Elizabeth Roberts
Memo to the Democrats Memo to the Democrats
If Congressional Democrats want to be more than George W.
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / John Nichols
Long Live the Estate Tax! Long Live the Estate Tax!
There is a stunning disconnect between the terrible budget shortfalls facing states and localities and the priorities of federal tax-cutters. States face budget deficits of mor...
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / Bill Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins
The Right Drug Rx The Right Drug Rx
With a doctor in charge of the Senate, compassionate conservatism is well positioned to run roughshod over the issue that traditionally worked well for Democrats--healthcare.
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / Merrill Goozner
Dixiecrats and the GOP Dixiecrats and the GOP
Why should anyone have been surprised that the senator who led the Republican Party of 2002 paid homage to the States Rights Party of 1948? Those Dixiecrats fatally extolled by...
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / Diane McWhorter
Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
During my days as Texas agriculture commissioner, a farmer pointed out to me that you can count the seeds in an apple, but you can't count the apples in a seed.
Jan 9, 2003 / Editorial / Jim Hightower