Containing Saddam Containing Saddam
Critics of America's plans to oust Saddam Hussein militarily have mounted powerful arguments, but not one has articulated a coherent nonmilitary strategy to bring about the dem...
Nov 26, 2002 / Andrew Mack
‘There’s Lula’ ‘There’s Lula’
Neoliberalism lost the elections in Brazil by a landslide on October 27, when 52.8 million people rested their hopes on Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva to revitalize the nat...
Nov 7, 2002 / Kenneth Rapoza
Terror in Moscow Terror in Moscow
For a political solution to succeed, leaders in Washington and Moscow must delink the issue of Chechnya from the global fight against terrorism.
Oct 31, 2002 / The Editors
Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory Saddam Hussein’s Election Victory
Unanimous is what the vote count was.
He didn't miss a voter, to our knowledge.
The triumph his, he now remains in charge,
Unless he lost in the Electoral College.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Lula’s Back in Town Lula’s Back in Town
On October 6 Brazilian voters propelled Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio da Silva, or "Lula," as he is known, one step closer to the presidency of the second-most-po...
Oct 10, 2002 / Mark Weisbrot
Blair, the Go-Between Blair, the Go-Between
When Tony Blair rose to address a packed House of Commons on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, Albert Finney had just won an Emmy for his performance as Winston Chu...
Oct 3, 2002 / Maria Margaronis
Marking a Massacre Marking a Massacre
A recent anniversary passed by without receiving much notice in the mainstream media.
Sep 26, 2002 / Feature / Roane Carey
There’s No, No In Your Eyes There’s No, No In Your Eyes
As Sung to Saddam Hussein by George W. Bush
(With apologies to Eddy Howard, and anybody who becomes collateral damage)
Sep 26, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Coup That Wasn’t The Coup That Wasn’t
During the two-day opera buffa that was the on-again, off-again military coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice played a ...
Sep 11, 2002 / Marc Cooper
Our Gang in Venezuela? Our Gang in Venezuela?
The National Endowment for Democracy has been busy--and far from alone.
Jul 18, 2002 / Feature / David Corn