The Semantics of Terror The Semantics of Terror
The easy invocation of "terrorism"--whether by pundits or political leaders--is not just sloppy use of language. It is precisely targeted phrasing intended to terrorize dissent.
Aug 12, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
The Prison Notebooks The Prison Notebooks
Nikolai Bukharin's Philosophical Arabesques is more than a cul-de-sac on the road from Marx to Stalin; the book defines a political path still not taken.
Aug 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Ronald Grigor Suny
Journals of the Purge Years Journals of the Purge Years
Revolution on My Mind is a new analysis of personal diaries written in the shadow of Stalin.
Aug 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Sheila Fitzpatrick
‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again ‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again
Condi takes her "birth pangs" mantra on the road.
Aug 10, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Crisis in Lebanon Crisis in Lebanon
The inactivity of the Bush Administration on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is armchair warfare against the interests of all. For peace, we must press for an immediate cease-fire.
Aug 10, 2006 / Editorial / The Editors
Mercenary Jackpot Mercenary Jackpot
As the United States decries the private militias of Lebanon and Iraq, GOP-connected, privately owned global mercenary firms receive blank checks and little oversight.
Aug 10, 2006 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill
Iraq Is Dying Iraq Is Dying
As an array of Iraqi leaders met with American peace activists this week in Amman, Jordan, a grim picture emerged of what the future will be, regardless of whether US troops stay o...
Aug 9, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Why We Don’t Know Our Enemy Why We Don’t Know Our Enemy
Hysteria over the barbarians at the gate has destroyed republics from Rome to Germany. A new book explains why Bush's post-September 11 America may meet a similar fate.
Aug 9, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism
Rapture-ready Christian Zionists have hired their first full-time Washington lobbyist. He's experienced, connected--and, oy vey, he's Jewish.
Aug 8, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
The Smoking Volcano The Smoking Volcano
As election officials in Mexico recount only a handful of contested voting districts in the flawed presidential elections, Andrés Manuel López Obrador walks a tightro...