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
Chronicle of a Disappearance Chronicle of a Disappearance
A rough but accurate gauge of national resilience: When dictators fall, how soon do filmmakers rise again? In the case of Argentina, the recovery was impressively quick.
Apr 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Condemned to Death Condemned to Death
Thanks to the US-led drug war, AIDS is exploding among injection drug users.
Apr 8, 2004 / Feature / Daniel Wolfe
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
The Iraqi struggle for independence from American rule has begun in earnest.
Apr 8, 2004 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick I Can’t Appear Without My Nanny Dick
(George W. Bush explains the interview arrangements he's made with the 9/11 Commission)
Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The More We Try, the Worse Iraq Gets The More We Try, the Worse Iraq Gets
It is the beginning of the end for the United States in Iraq. No amount of glib optimism from Bush Administration soothsayers can conceal that reality.
Apr 6, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Empty Vessel Empty Vessel
For a man who destroyed his country and wrecked or stole hundreds of thousands of lives, Slobodan Milosevic is an oddly colorless villain.
Apr 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Laura Secor
Democracy Is in the Streets Democracy Is in the Streets
If you found George W. Bush's 2000 victory in Florida difficult to stomach, imagine being on the losing side of Mexico's 1988 presidential election.
Apr 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Wilkinson
Bush To City: Drop Dead Bush To City: Drop Dead
The President vows to exploit New York City, not aid it.
Apr 1, 2004 / Feature / Jack Newfield