Articles

A Stone Unturned A Stone Unturned

Someone once described Graham Greene as the novelist of decolonizing Britain.

Mar 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Smith

The Tragedy of William O. Douglas The Tragedy of William O. Douglas

William O. Douglas was a judicial record-setter.

Mar 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David J. Garrow

To the Unfinished To the Unfinished

Clear eminence without whom I would be nothing oh great provision never seen barely acknowledged even wished away

Mar 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / W.S. Merwin

Letter to America Letter to America

Dear America: This is a difficult letter to write, because I'm no longer sure who you are. Some of you may be having the same trouble.

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Margaret Atwood

Dispatch From Germany Dispatch From Germany

I came across a sign the other day, inelegantly scrawled on cardboard and stuck to a telephone pole. It read Fuck Bush.

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Paul Hockenos

Dispatch From Mexico Dispatch From Mexico

"We have come to give flowers instead of missiles," a flower producer repeated, as he gave roses to the passers-by in the main square of Mexico City on Friday morning, hours af...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Tania Molina Ramírez

Dispatch From India Dispatch From India

The Indian public has long been suspicious of the US arguments for military action against Iraq and the legitimacy of any "regime change" executed by a superpower with imperial...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Praful Bidwai

Dispatch From Nigeria Dispatch From Nigeria

The gym is the last place to look for an impassioned discussion of global politics in Nigeria, a country that is currently pre-occupied with gasoline scarcity, rising political...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Waziri Adio

Dispatch From Egypt Dispatch From Egypt

My neighbor, who like many Egyptians prefers not to see his name in print, asked me about my nationality the morning the war broke out. "French?" he inquired hopefully. America...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Steve Negus

Dispatch From Jordan Dispatch From Jordan

The shockingly awful Anglo-American invasion of Iraq means that Jordan is now literally situated between two wars: To the west, the increasingly bloody Israeli-Palestinian conf...

Mar 27, 2003 / Feature / Mouin Rabbani

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