The Pen of Swift, the Brush of Bosch… as Usual The Pen of Swift, the Brush of Bosch… as Usual
The new year promises a rich manure of hypocrisy and bad faith.
Jan 6, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Passings Passings
At the close of the old year this magazine lost three contributors, all distinguished and influential public intellectuals who brought passion and erudition to the search for a b...
Jan 6, 2005 / The Editors
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
As I followed the initial coverage of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, I was reminded of a time in the early1980s when I spent some months researching the effects of a nuclear wa...
Jan 6, 2005 / Jonathan Schell
Assigning Responsibility Assigning Responsibility
Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy's great, That as a planner he has been first rate-- Respected in the White House and the ranks.
Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
The Hero Within The Hero Within
If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics...
Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Earl Shorris
The Country Doctor The Country Doctor
It's a time of sudden hope in the crisis between the Palestinians and Israelis, a weird time of moderation and calls for renewed negotiations.
Jan 6, 2005 / Amy Wilentz
An Appropriate Objection An Appropriate Objection
American elections never play out perfectly.
Jan 6, 2005 / John Nichols
Tsunami & US Priorities Tsunami & US Priorities
As the death toll from the tsunami disaster continued to grow, the Bush Administration scrambled to answer widespread criticism that it responded too slowly and with too little a...
Jan 6, 2005 / The Editors
The State of US Elections The State of US Elections
American elections never play out perfectly. But the dramatic imperfections in the 2004 presidential election in Ohio, as detailed in a new report (see below) circulated by Repres...
Jan 6, 2005 / John Nichols