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October 19, 2006
Soldiers of Conscience
A peace activist argues that if soldiers like Lieut. Ehren Watada succeed in convincing the courts that they have a right to refuse to fight in unjust and illegal wars, the world will be a different place.
Staughton Lynd
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July 20, 2006
Take Back Our Country
Fighting words from a 98-year-old activist about the power of the people to demand peace and achieve peace justice in these troubled times.
Elsie Fox
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July 12, 2006
A Politics of the Common Good
A movement is growing that aims to build a politics of decency and sanity, which speaks to the generosity of the American people. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s time to rock the boat.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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December 20, 2005
Wartime Lies
As Nazis dropped bombs in Warsaw, poet Czeslaw Milosz wrote a collection of literary criticism that sought to trace the rise of totalitarianism by deconstructing the mythologies of Western modernity.
Timothy Snyder
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August 4, 2005
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July 14, 2005
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January 30, 2003
‘Random’ Destruction
Once again, changes at Random House have made headlines in papers throughout the country.
André Schiffrin
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October 24, 2002
Mr. Feiffer Regrets
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer dropped a pinpoint protest on First Lady Laura Bush’s National Book Festival on October 12 in Washington.
Jules Feiffer
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May 2, 2002
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September 24, 2000
Why Dubya Can’t Read
The poor guy is obviously dyslexic, and dyslexic to the point of near-illiteracy.
Christopher Hitchens