The Sharon-Bush Axis of Occupation The Sharon-Bush Axis of Occupation
The policies of these two militarists has little chance of bringing lasting peace.
Apr 14, 2004 / Feature / Rabbi Michael Lerner
An Out-of-Control Occupation An Out-of-Control Occupation
As Anthony Shadid detailed in the Washington Post today, the US Marine siege of Fallujah has produced a powerful backlash in Baghdad and the rest of Iraq. Hospitals report as man...
Apr 13, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
Since I'm from California, I sometimes dare to dispute the seemingly popular East Coast belief that my home state is a cultural wasteland.
Apr 13, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Abby Aguirre
The Terror at Jaslyk The Terror at Jaslyk
In the desert steppe of northwestern Uzbekistan, great dust storms lift toxic pesticides into the air, and a powdery, desiccated brine known as the "dry tears of the Aral Sea" co...
Apr 13, 2004 / Feature / Raffi Khatchadourian
Sarajevo on the Euphrates Sarajevo on the Euphrates
This article is an edited excerpt from Jamail's weblog for the New Standard News.
Apr 13, 2004 / Feature / Dahr Jamail
The Unsexy Ballot Initiative The Unsexy Ballot Initiative
Did you know that voter turnout in states with ballot initiatives is much higher in general elections? This year each additional initiative on the ballot could correspond to an i...
Apr 12, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Condi’s Cover-up Caves In Condi’s Cover-up Caves In
A small but significant White House cover-up fell apart this past weekend. When the White House finally released the August 6, 2001 President's Dail...
Apr 12, 2004 / David Corn
In Praise of Diasporism, or, Three Cheers for Irving Berlin In Praise of Diasporism, or, Three Cheers for Irving Berlin
This is no time for petty feuds over doctrinal purity, but for organized resistance to the Occupation.
Apr 9, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
Off the Ticket Off the Ticket
Condoleezza Rice's amen corner on the right was going to hail her Thursday appearance before the 9/11 commission as a stunning success no matter what she said. And so they did, wi...
Apr 9, 2004 / John Nichols
Getting Out Every Vote Getting Out Every Vote
How can progressives substantially increase the number of low-income voters in 2004--and why does it matter?
Apr 8, 2004 / Jeff Blum