Filibustering on Estrada Filibustering on Estrada
Few of George W. Bush's judicial nominees have generated as much opposition as has Miguel Estrada.
Feb 13, 2003 / John Nichols
Republic or Empire? Republic or Empire?
As the senior American diplomat in Baghdad during Desert Shield, I advocated a muscular US response to Saddam's brutal annexation of Kuwait in flagrant violation of the United ...
Feb 13, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Wilson
The Case Against the War The Case Against the War
The revival of nuclear danger means we have already lost, whatever happens later.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
Letter to America Letter to America
War for the wrong reasons will delegitimize the instrument itself.
Feb 13, 2003 / Feature / Ramesh Thakur
Who’s in Charge? Who’s in Charge?
On October 4, 2001--less than a month after that horrific day--George W. Bush and the members of his National Security Council were nailing down the details of the coming war i...
Feb 13, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David Corn
Left Coast Notes Left Coast Notes
After nearly two years' absence from politics, Southern California's most popular progressive politician, Antonio Villaraigosa, is back on the stump.
Feb 12, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Powell Fails to Make Case Powell Fails to Make Case
The good soldier’s message at the UN is likely to carry enormous weight in shaping public opinion. But he did not make a compelling case.
Feb 6, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s Big Bad Budget Bush’s Big Bad Budget
George W. Bush's budget sketches the precipitous decline in our fortunes on his watch, while blurring the full costs of his shameless pander to privilege.
Feb 6, 2003 / Robert L. Borosage