Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre
The highpoint of this year's World Social Forum was reached earlier this evening when newly elected Brazilian president Luiz Ignacio "Lula" Da Silva showed up to address an o...
Jan 25, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
State of Disunion State of Disunion
These are dangerous times. George W. Bush is set to make another State of the Union address.
Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
Peace as a Civil Right Peace as a Civil Right
The life of Dr.
Jan 23, 2003 / Editorial / Dennis Kucinich
The Smiths Go to Washington The Smiths Go to Washington
My friend Ruth Rosen, who writes a terrific column for the San Francisco Chronicle, advised her readers to go to the antiwar marches organized by International ANSWER but to ta...
Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Rising Opposition to War Rising Opposition to War
At a press conference on January 20, only two days after thousands of Americans marched in cities and towns across the nation to oppose going to war with Iraq, Defense Secretar...
Jan 23, 2003 / Editorial / The Editors
Reformers at Bay in Iran Reformers at Bay in Iran
In Iran, the name Abbas Abdi is inextricably linked with the word "reform." Although he's now a key ally of President Mohammad Khatami and an advocate of opening a dialogue wit...
Jan 23, 2003 / Editorial / Noy Thrupkaew
USA Oui! Bush Non! USA Oui! Bush Non!
How Europeans see America
Jan 23, 2003 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Two Bad Guys Two Bad Guys
This Kim Jong Il's a naughty lad, But Bush says he's not half as bad As ol' Saddam, whom we must swat Before he gets what Kim has got.
Jan 22, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Marching for Peace in Washington Marching for Peace in Washington
The Alaskans for Peace didn't mind the weather; not only are they used to bitter cold, but one of them was wearing a polar bear costume.
Jan 20, 2003 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Dissident or Apologist? Dissident or Apologist?
The Iraqi-American writer and Brandeis professor Kanan Makiya is nowadays considered by many in the United States to be the Iraqi dissident par excellence.
Jan 16, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Sinan Antoon