Time to Step In Time to Step In
The recently announced plans for an international conference on the Middle East confront the Bush Administration with a major test of its capacity for international leadership....
May 9, 2002 / The Editors
When Is a Coup a Coup? When Is a Coup a Coup?
On April 11, 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was ousted in an ill-fated coup attempt. On April 14 he returned in triumph to the presidential palace. What to call the ...
May 9, 2002 / Scott Sherman
A Short History of the French Presidential Election A Short History of the French Presidential Election
In Paris it began to look Like Jacques Chirac was just a crook, But voters voted for him when He ran against Le Pen again. Though graft is certainly a curse, They figured th...
May 9, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Milosevic, Still at War Milosevic, Still at War
It is probably safe to say that the war crimes trial in The Hague of the former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic is not going well. At least so far. No credible witnesses ha...
May 9, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
Judging the Tribunals Judging the Tribunals
After years of collecting evidence against Slobodan Milosevic, the prosecutors at The Hague expected a decisive victory. But as the former Yugoslav president, who insisted on d...
May 9, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne Eviatar
‘I See Thuh Black Card…’ ‘I See Thuh Black Card…’
A review of Suzan-Lori Parks's Topdog/Underdog.
May 9, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Pochoda
Afghan Victims Deserve US Support Afghan Victims Deserve US Support
When Congress contemplates the upcoming 2002 Supplemental Appropriations bill, there's a small item that should be added to the budget: $20 million to help the Afghan people who w...
May 3, 2002 / Medea Benjamin and Jason Mark
No-Risk Electioneering No-Risk Electioneering
A news photograph of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in a green pagaree, an ornamental turban, was proof enough that the somewhat dapper and, perhaps, truly disinterested ge...
May 3, 2002 / Andy McCord
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
"The original inspiration for The New Intifada," explains Roane Carey in his foreword to this volume, "arose out of disgust at the mainstream media's consistent misrepresentation ...
May 2, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
The Saudis and Their Oil Rigs The Saudis and Their Oil Rigs
(Sung to the tune of "The Farmer and the Cowman" from Oklahoma!) The Saudis and their oil rigs are our friends. Oh, the Saudis and their oil rigs are our friends. They...
May 2, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin