Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz Sy Hersh and the Wizard of Oz
Sy Hersh has seen it all. So, it's worth paying attention to what the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist had to say when he received the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in J...
Apr 12, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame Tim Robbins vs. the Baseball Hall of Fame
"I had been unaware that baseball was a Republican sport."
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Tim Robbins
Hour of Media Shame Hour of Media Shame
One casualty of the war on Iraq has been the image of the Western media.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Kanak Mani Dixit
The US vs. the UK The US vs. the UK
A comparison of media coverage of the Iraq war.
Apr 11, 2003 / Feature / Russ Baker
Should US Pay for Civilian Casualties? Should US Pay for Civilian Casualties?
CNN showed his face. A twelve-year-old boy lying on a hospital bed. A white bandage on his head. Wide eyes. A grimace. One of the civilian casualties of the...
Apr 10, 2003 / David Corn
The Phantom Antihawk The Phantom Antihawk
The "phantom antihawk" is not a new video game or Ben Affleck blockbuster. It's a nickname for George Bush, America's 41st President and father of George W. And, according to El...
Apr 10, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Everything George Bush Needs to Know He Learned on the Playground Everything George Bush Needs to Know He Learned on the Playground
Let's say that from the east while you look south An icy snowball hits you in the mouth. You see the kid who did it run, the wretch,
Apr 10, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Little Mermaid’s Fortune-Teller The Little Mermaid’s Fortune-Teller
Refracted through your tide-washed hours, this prince drifts through algid brine, kelp-wound: his ship has foundered in your sky. For his sake you discover land, build
Apr 10, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Reginald Shepherd
Among the Gilded Paupers Among the Gilded Paupers
The quest for El Dorado, the mythic city of gold, is at the heart of the tumultuous history of the Americas.
Apr 10, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Anderson Tepper