Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians Some of Our Best Friends Are Authoritarians
The Reagan Administration has made faint efforts to fake an attitude toward human rights; it has made no effort to implement a policy. Let's look at the record.
Jun 7, 2004 / Feature / Patricia Derian
Orange Alert at Sebago Orange Alert at Sebago
The quest for homeland security is heading, in ad hoc fashion, toward the quasi militarization of everyday life.
Jun 3, 2004 / Feature / William Greider
The National Insecurity State The National Insecurity State
Keen to control the flow of information, the Bush political machine has labored day and night to obstruct public oversight of US foreign policy. But the basic reality cannot be...
Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
L’Amérique, Mon Amour L’Amérique, Mon Amour
Along with the Bible and Moby-Dick, Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has got to be one of the world's least-read classics.
Apr 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Haiti’s Occupation Haiti’s Occupation
The Haitian people have once again been excluded from their own governance.
Apr 1, 2004 / Amy Wilentz
Still Dreaming of Tehran Still Dreaming of Tehran
The neocons haven't given up on "regime change" in Iran. Don't count them out.
Mar 25, 2004 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss and Laura Rozen
Africa’s Oil Tycoons Africa’s Oil Tycoons
Western firms and government leaders, not the people, benefit from Angola's wealth.
Mar 25, 2004 / Feature / Daphne Eviatar
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
To all the arguments lodged against gay marriage, add this one--it's a matter of national security.
Mar 25, 2004 / David Cole
The New Critic The New Critic
The American foreign affairs establishment seems finally to have gotten worried about the antics of the Boy Emperor.
Mar 18, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Chalmers Johnson
The Goldwater Parallel The Goldwater Parallel
The Democrats can make a persuasive case that Bush is outside the mainstream.
Mar 11, 2004 / Feature / Frances FitzGerald