Bush’s Theater of the Absurd Bush’s Theater of the Absurd
Bush is the insolent star of an absurd spectacle, seeking to escalate a failed war that Congress and the people oppose.
Jan 9, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Democrats’ First Test The Democrats’ First Test
Do the Dems have the vision to force Bush to pull back on Iraq and rebuild the economy?
Jan 7, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Hurricane Carter Hurricane Carter
Jimmy Carter has been vilified for saying things about the occupation in his new book that appear regularly in Israeli newspapers.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Henry Siegman
Destabilizing the Horn Destabilizing the Horn
Undeterred by blunders in Iraq, Bush opens another battlefront in Somalia.
Jan 4, 2007 / Editorial / Salim Lone
The Saddam Spectacle The Saddam Spectacle
A videotaped hanging does not bring justice to Saddam's victims, living or dead.
Jan 4, 2007 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
An Act of Barbarism An Act of Barbarism
Someone has to say it: The hanging of Saddam Hussein was an act of barbarism that mocks all of Bush's posturing on Iraq.
Jan 3, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Consequences of Killing Saddam The Consequences of Killing Saddam
More violence, waning chances for reconciliation and a trove of secrets taken to the grave.
Dec 31, 2006 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Rule of Noose Rule of Noose
Justice and reconciliation for the victims of Saddam Hussein will not be found at the end of a hangman's rope.
Dec 31, 2006 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
Annan’s Principled Pragmatism Annan’s Principled Pragmatism
Although Kofi Annan's tenure was shadowed by political catfights, he leaves the United Nations as one of its most successful secretary generals.
Dec 28, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams