Prime-Time Fables Prime-Time Fables
George W. Bush believes in the Easter Bunny--that is, those weapons of mass destruction.
Apr 15, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors
Wishful Thinking Wishful Thinking
In early 1966, Leonard Bernstein threw a birthday party for Dmitri Shostakovich in Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Paul Mitchinson
Eugene McCarthy: 1916-2005 Eugene McCarthy: 1916-2005
Eugene McCarthy, the Senate dove who in 1968 challenged Lyndon Johnson's conduct of the Vietnam War, died Saturday at the age of 89. In this 2004 review of Dominic Sandbrook's biog...
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Condoleezza (“Mushroom Cloud”) Rice Explains Her Silver Bullet Theory to the 9/11 Commission Condoleezza (“Mushroom Cloud”) Rice Explains Her Silver Bullet Theory to the 9/11 Commission
Because no silver bullet could have stopped This horrifying deed from being done, We cannot blame those dozing on the job For never even loading up the gun.
Apr 15, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Sharon-Bush Axis of Occupation The Sharon-Bush Axis of Occupation
The policies of these two militarists has little chance of bringing lasting peace.
Apr 14, 2004 / Feature / Rabbi Michael Lerner
The Terror at Jaslyk The Terror at Jaslyk
In the desert steppe of northwestern Uzbekistan, great dust storms lift toxic pesticides into the air, and a powdery, desiccated brine known as the "dry tears of the Aral Sea" co...
Apr 13, 2004 / Feature / Raffi Khatchadourian
Sarajevo on the Euphrates Sarajevo on the Euphrates
This article is an edited excerpt from Jamail's weblog for the New Standard News.
Apr 13, 2004 / Feature / Dahr Jamail
In Praise of Diasporism, or, Three Cheers for Irving Berlin In Praise of Diasporism, or, Three Cheers for Irving Berlin
This is no time for petty feuds over doctrinal purity, but for organized resistance to the Occupation.
Apr 9, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
L’Amérique, Mon Amour L’Amérique, Mon Amour
Along with the Bible and Moby-Dick, Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has got to be one of the world's least-read classics.
Apr 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Turning Point in Iraq Turning Point in Iraq
When asked why the United States should not invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein, a prescient critic said, "Once you've got Baghdad, it's not clear what you do with it.
Apr 8, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors