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Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War

We know in advance that Colin Powell's performance will be flawless.

Feb 5, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Powell’s UN Presentation Powell’s UN Presentation

Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation wasn't likely to win over anyone not already on his side.

Feb 5, 2003 / Phyllis Bennis

Poetic Protests Against War, Censorship Poetic Protests Against War, Censorship

A bit of advice for the Bush White House: Don't pick fights with professional wordsmiths. First Lady Laura Bush's decision to cancel a White House symposium on the poetry of Walt...

Feb 3, 2003 / John Nichols

Debating the State of the Union Debating the State of the Union

The last edition of Robert Scheer's "Column Left" (which appears originally in the Los Angeles Ti

Feb 3, 2003 / Our Readers

Bush’s Gulf of Credibility Bush’s Gulf of Credibility

Bush's Gulf of Credibility

The President's State of the Union address deepened the gulf between word and deed. Poll-tested packaging hid the untruths within.

Jan 30, 2003 / The Editors

Undermining the UN Undermining the UN

The long-awaited January 27 report of United Nations inspection chiefs Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, as anticipated, did not include a clear-cut finding of success and readi...

Jan 30, 2003 / Phyllis Bennis

The New Imperialism The New Imperialism

In my days as a student activist in the 1970s, the use of the term "imperialism" to describe US policy was generally used only in the antiwar and international solidarity movem...

Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / William D. Hartung

Copyright Monopolies Copyright Monopolies

Big Media won another battle in the escalating war over copyright on January 15, when the Supreme Court upheld a 1998 law extending copyright terms by twenty years, to life plu...

Jan 30, 2003 / Andrew L. Shapiro

Irene Diamond Irene Diamond

Irene Diamond, who died recently at 92, was an innovative philanthropist, ever ready to bet on an unlikely cause.

Jan 30, 2003 / The Editors

‘Random’ Destruction ‘Random’ Destruction

Once again, changes at Random House have made headlines in papers throughout the country.

Jan 30, 2003 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin

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