The US Caged–For Now The US Caged–For Now

Alfred Hitchcock was fond of McGuffins--meaningless plot devices on which the characters obsess while the real, gruesome story moves on elsewhere.

Dec 5, 2002 / Ian Williams

Legal Victory for Airport Screeners Legal Victory for Airport Screeners

A federal judge hands nine workers an unexpected victory in their battle against a law requiring citizenship for all airport screeners.

Dec 3, 2002 / Feature / Michael Flaherty

Letter to America Letter to America

Resentment of US policies is growing.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jürgen Habermas

Pentagon Hawks Take Wing Pentagon Hawks Take Wing

A new Defense Department spy office could politicize intelligence gathering.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jason Vest

Containing Saddam Containing Saddam

Critics of America's plans to oust Saddam Hussein militarily have mounted powerful arguments, but not one has articulated a coherent nonmilitary strategy to bring about the dem...

Nov 26, 2002 / Andrew Mack

Total Information, Total Confusion Total Information, Total Confusion

So let's join Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Edward "Pete" Aldridge at a recent Pentagon press briefing, where he's addressing concerns a...

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Quiet in Hollywood Quiet in Hollywood

The Quiet American, which recently opened for a two-week run in a couple of theaters in New York and Los Angeles, illustrates just how far Hollywood self-censorship has gone in...

Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Inspections: The White House Fallback Position Inspections: The White House Fallback Position

If nothing shows in spyplane pics
And Blix finds nothing in the sticks,
That still won't put us in a fix.
We'll blame it on Iraqi tricks,

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Letter From Chile Letter From Chile

Neoliberalism has produced an eco-crisis.

Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jimmy Langman

Ask the Relativist Ask the Relativist

Dear Dr. Madlaw,
   As a newly elected member of Congress, I am appalled at the high cost of living in Washington. What's a hard-working public servant to do?