Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy? Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy?
Connecting the dots between Georgia's confrontation with Putin and the presidential ambitions of John McCain.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Illusions of Victory Illusions of Victory
The United States did not reinvent war after 9/11. It only thought it did.
Aug 12, 2008 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
Dispatch From Georgia Dispatch From Georgia
As Russian troops occupy city after city in Georgia, the feeling here that the government has overestimated how much support it will receive from the West.
Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Margarita Akhvlediani
The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert
The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.
Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Getting Georgia’s War On Getting Georgia’s War On
Russia's war in Georgia excites John McCain and the same neocons who led us into earlier disasters.
Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition
How will the Olympics play in the Chinese equivalent of Peoria, among a populace skeptical of the government's intent and eager to tout their own economic clout?
Aug 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess
Evil Dictator Awards Evil Dictator Awards
Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
Aug 7, 2008 / Video / The Daily Show
Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times
Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.
Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us
Our default defense is to blame the deranged outsider, but in this case, one of our own was to blame.
Aug 6, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq
Everyone was baffled by the President's use of the term "time horizon" for withdrawal from Iraq. But when you consider the term's origin on Wall Street, it makes perfect, cynical s...
Aug 5, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee