American Apocalypse American Apocalypse
How "superpower syndrome" is ravaging the world.
Dec 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Robert Jay Lifton
Death and Discourse Death and Discourse
"They got whacked and won't try that again," said an unnamed Pentagon official in the wake of the recent deadly confrontation in the Iraqi town of Samarra.
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great
Khrushchev wrote in his incomparable memoirs that Soviet admirals, like admirals everywhere, loved battleships because they could get piped aboard in great style amid the respect...
Dec 4, 2003 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About
Supreme Commander Rove, despite his power, Watched, helpless, as his finest stunt went sour. Off San Diego, he'd arranged, with glee A perfect picture, Victory at Sea--
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Death Takes No Holiday in Iraq Death Takes No Holiday in Iraq
Click here for info on Robert Scheer's new book The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq.
Dec 3, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Sacred Rage Sacred Rage
Since 9/11, terror has become one of the most fashionable issues on both the American and the international agenda, and almost every publisher has rushed to publish a book writte...
Nov 26, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Baruch Kimmerling
The Century of the ‘Son of a Bitch’ The Century of the ‘Son of a Bitch’
Errol Morris: After you left the Johnson Administration, why didn't you speak out against the Vietnam War?
Nov 26, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
The Bubble The Bubble
The explosions in Istanbul during George W.
Nov 26, 2003 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
The Bubble The Bubble
To Londoners, even many who did not oppose the war, Bush's visit felt like an assertion of absolute, arrogant power.
Nov 21, 2003 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
A Soldier’s Story A Soldier’s Story
In the annals of American politics Winning Modern Wars is an unusual book.
Nov 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Frances FitzGerald