Israel’s Dangerous Crossroads Israel’s Dangerous Crossroads
A continuation of the current situation will undermine Israeli democracy.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
War’s Collateral Damage War’s Collateral Damage
Among Washington insiders the odds of war with Iraq rise and fall daily--60-40, 50-50, 40-60.
Jan 16, 2003 / The Editors
The Other Israel The Other Israel
When the new intifada erupted, the mainstream Israeli peace movement was deeply shaken.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Roane Carey
Ryan’s Courage Ryan’s Courage
"Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error," Illinois Governor George Ryan said on January 11, clearing his state's death row as his final act of office.
Jan 16, 2003 / Bruce Shapiro
No More Pigs at the Trough No More Pigs at the Trough
How to cure infectious greed.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
Crunch Time at the FCC Crunch Time at the FCC
One of the most important votes of 2003 will be cast not in Congress or in voting booths across the country but at the Federal Communications Commission.
Jan 16, 2003 / Michael J. Copps
Fun-Fact Quiz Fun-Fact Quiz
1. Which of the following statements is true?
A: George W. Bush has been arrested four times.
B: George W. Bush is the first President with an MBA.
Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / Arianna Huffington
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
Was It Sexy, or Just Soviet? Was It Sexy, or Just Soviet?
Given the number of prematurely world-weary young men and women who followed the lure of easy money, cheap alcohol and even cheaper sex to the geopolitical discount bins of the...
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eliot Borenstein
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 / Saskia Sassen