Our Man in Saigon Our Man in Saigon
In the new film version of The Quiet American, a photographer races into a plaza in downtown Saigon, rather puzzling jaded British reporter Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine).
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / H. Bruce Franklin
Iraq War Blowback Iraq War Blowback
A deeply disturbing development that has been buried under the debris of war talk is the fact that since 1998, in a major historical reversal, most of the deaths and injuries f...
Jan 16, 2003 / Editorial / Saskia Sassen
Blind Sweeps Return Blind Sweeps Return
They say history repeats itself. But usually not quite so quickly.
Dec 23, 2002 / Editorial / David Cole
A New New Deal? A New New Deal?
The same week that New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his plans to close eight city firehouses, Mike Wallace, John Jay College professor and bard of New York, held a ...
Dec 12, 2002 / Editorial / Kim Phillips-Fein
Age of Anxiety Age of Anxiety
A spate of recent terrorism events--the bombing of a French tanker, the destruction of a nightclub in Bali, an FBI warning of a "spectacular" Al Qaeda action and the surfacing ...
Nov 21, 2002 / Editorial / The Editors
Ashcroft, Unabashed Ashcroft, Unabashed
There you go again, Mr. Ashcroft.
Oct 10, 2002 / Editorial / David Cole
A Chickenhawk Cheer A Chickenhawk Cheer
Bomb 'em now, kill 'em now, zim, boom, bah Chickenhawks, chickenhawks, rah, rah, rah. Vietnam reverberates. (We were rooting from the States.)
Oct 10, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letter to America Letter to America
We must contain terror and protect its victims through extending human rights law.
Oct 10, 2002 / Feature / Mary Kaldor
Fighting Terrorism With Democracy Fighting Terrorism With Democracy
We must strengthen institutions that protect us from a national security state.
Oct 3, 2002 / Feature / Richard Rorty
Letter to America Letter to America
Concerned that a much-needed international perspective is missing from the debate in this country over the course of American foreign policy and US relations with the world, Th...
Sep 5, 2002 / Feature / Breyten Breytenbach