Peace in Our Time Peace in Our Time
The twin towers had barely toppled before the ubiquitous Henry Kissinger was on TV proclaiming the gravity of the assault and the urgency of American retaliation. The Forrest Gump...
Oct 18, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Carolyn Eisenberg
Operation Enduring Protest Operation Enduring Protest
Liza Featherstone will be reporting periodically on the antiwar movement for The Nation. This article is part of the Haywood Burns Community Activist Journalism series, sponsored ...
Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
The Left Debates September 11 The Left Debates September 11
Bush’s Uzbek Bargain Bush’s Uzbek Bargain
After weeks of evasion and deflection, reminiscent of two illicit lovers keen to avoid scandal, the United States and Uzbekistan announced on October 12 that they had made a deal.
Oct 17, 2001 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Letters Letters
UNICEF AND TEXTBOOKS IN PALESTINE Jerusalem Fouad Moughrabi's "Battle of the Books in Palestine" [Oct. 1] incorrectly states that UNICEF evacuated its staff ...
Oct 11, 2001 / Fouad Moughrabi and Our Readers
The Race to Bomb The Race to Bomb
After the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some have asked whether the West hadn't sown the seeds of its own destruction. That's not a new idea: A hundred years ago, ...
Oct 11, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Trevor Corson
Ecobuilding’s New Mortar Ecobuilding’s New Mortar
The marching order to "leave nothing but footprints" enlisted an infantry of green builders this season, before our collective attention turned to security. While our man from th...
Oct 11, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Jane Holtz Kay
The Democrats’ Dilemma The Democrats’ Dilemma
In trying to avoid being seen as unpatriotic, they risk looking like lapdogs.
Oct 11, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols
The Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem The Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem
For Hana Amichai Inside a domed room photos of children's faces turn in a candlelit dark as recorded voices recite their names, ages and nationality. "Ah, such beautiful fac...
Oct 11, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Philip Schultz
A Two-Pronged Approach to the Afghan People A Two-Pronged Approach to the Afghan People
By night our missiles rain on them,
By day we drop them bread.
They should be grateful for the food--
Unless, of course, they're dead.
Oct 11, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin