From Palmyra to Obama From Palmyra to Obama
Is it conceivable that Obama, Clinton or McCain could be as bad or worse than Bush?
May 22, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Torturing Iron Man Torturing Iron Man
The Pentagon does a star turn in Iron Man, and the summer blockbuster turns the realities of the war in Afganistan upside down. Will anyone notice?
May 21, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
Praying for War at the Gas Pump Praying for War at the Gas Pump
How have the Saudis thanked George W. Bush for protecting their sorry oil well of a country? Just check the price of gas.
May 21, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Islamist Enemies List Bush’s Islamist Enemies List
By conflating Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah, the President displays his ignorance--and could be laying the groundwork for attacks by Israel on Hamas and Hezbollah.
May 20, 2008 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
China’s Inauspicious Year China’s Inauspicious Year
China's response to the earthquake and other calamities of 2008 challenges the West to rethink its prejudices.
May 20, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’ Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’
Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Reed Lindsay
Regime-Quakes in Burma and China Regime-Quakes in Burma and China
Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.
May 15, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein
Burma’s Desperate Hour Burma’s Desperate Hour
The crisis in Burma justifies humanitarian intervention--but it should be carried out by the UN and limited to emergency relief.
May 15, 2008 / The Editors
On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’ On Not Passing Israel’s ‘Lynch Test’
On the sixtieth anniversary of Israel's founding, one of the country's leading journalists reflects on history, the occupation and the duties of conscience.
May 14, 2008 / Feature / Akiva Eldar
Israel’s Struggle for Social Justice Israel’s Struggle for Social Justice
Despite conflict and contradictions, what is precious and beautiful about Israel is its ongoing struggle for social justice.
May 12, 2008 / Feature / Neve Gordon