World

The Democrats: Still Ducking The Democrats: Still Ducking

Eight months ahead of the 2006 midterm vote, Democrats are either ignoring Iraq or supporting the war while criticizing Bush's prosecution of it. But it's not too late to mount a s...

Mar 9, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman

Afghanistan: The Other War Afghanistan: The Other War

Despite Bush's feel-good rhetoric, the United States has done little to help Afghanistan, leaving the impression of abandonment. Meanwhile, European troops work hard to build bridg...

Mar 9, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti

A Dragon Slayer Returns A Dragon Slayer Returns

Pete McCloskey, the first Republican member of Congress to call for Nixon's impeachment and withdrawal from Vietnam, has resurfaced at 78 to challenge Richard Pombo and the Iraq Wa...

Mar 9, 2006 / Editorial / Mark Hertsgaard

Bringing the War Home Bringing the War Home

The antiwar messages most likely to be heard and acted upon by Congressional Democrats and wavering Republicans will come from their hometowns, where a growing number of activists ...

Mar 9, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols

War Is Personal: Tomas Young/Age 26/Kansas City, Missouri

War Is Personal: Tomas Young/Age 26/Kansas City, Missouri War Is Personal: Tomas Young/Age 26/Kansas City, Missouri

In the first installment of a new series called Photo Nation, a young soldier from Missouri recounts the ambush of his unit in Iraq.

Mar 9, 2006 / Feature / Eugene Richards

Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’ Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’

With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand Congressional hearings into...

Mar 8, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Corvallis Calls the Troops Home Corvallis Calls the Troops Home

The Corvallis City Council approved a resolution calling for American troops to come home from Iraq.

Mar 2, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter

Pledging Allegiance Pledging Allegiance

Todd Gitlin uses patriotism to wallop the radical left in The Intellectuals and the Flag.

Mar 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

Exile and the Kingdom Exile and the Kingdom

In his newest novel The Last Friend, Tahar Ben Jelloun draws from his experiences as a writer and activist under Morocco's repressive monarchy.

Mar 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

An Olympian Scandal An Olympian Scandal

Worried about warrantless surveillance in America? Consider the eavesdropping scandal that is currently roiling Greece, enabled by Vodaphone.

Mar 2, 2006 / Editorial / John Brady Kiesling

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