The Fog of Cop-Out The Fog of Cop-Out
My dear friend and late Nation colleague Andrew Kopkind liked to tell how, skiing in Aspen at the height of the Vietnam War, he came round a bend and saw another skier, Defense S...
Jan 22, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Paul O’Neill, Truth-Teller Paul O’Neill, Truth-Teller
For those with a taste for learning the inner truth about White House politics, reading Paul O'Neill's story is like eating a bowl of peanuts--difficult to stop.
Jan 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
Give Iraqis the Election They Want Give Iraqis the Election They Want
Despite Bush's rhetoric, the US is opposing true democratic voting.
Jan 20, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Myth of the New Anti-Semitism The Myth of the New Anti-Semitism
In 1879 the German journalist Wilhelm Marr, a former socialist and anarchist, founded an organization that was novel in two ways.
Jan 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Brian Klug
‘Soft Multilateralism’ ‘Soft Multilateralism’
You can't go home again.
Jan 15, 2004 / Feature / Immanuel Wallerstein
The View From Mexico The View From Mexico
This past November, along with six other members of the US Congress, I visited Mexico on a Teamsters-sponsored trip in order to assess what NAFTA has done to Mexico.
Jan 15, 2004 / Feature / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sectarianism in Iraq Sectarianism in Iraq
Saddam Hussein's capture on December 13 ended the role of the minority Sunni Arabs as Iraq's ruling group since 1638, when the Sunni Ottoman Turks captured Mesopotamia (then comp...
Jan 15, 2004 / Editorial / Dilip Hiro
Not-So-Special Counsel Not-So-Special Counsel
When is a special counsel not a special counsel? When the Ashcroft Justice Department appoints one to investigate the White House.
Jan 15, 2004 / Editorial / David Corn