Beyond War Beyond War
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously came out against the Vietnam War shortly before he was assassinated thirty-five years ago today. His words, eloquent then, are just as relev...
Apr 4, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Where’s the Leadership? Where’s the Leadership?
Read the New York Times' article (" Democratic Lawmakers Keep Their Heads Down While Letting the Generals Speak Out") for clues about what's wrong with the opposition party in th...
Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Saving Brain Cells With Boondocks Saving Brain Cells With Boondocks
I love Aaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks. Last Sunday, as I watched the parade of talk shows and listened to the "sabbath gasbags," (props to Calvin Trillin for that delightfu...
Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Pentagon’s (CIA) Man in Iraq The Pentagon’s (CIA) Man in Iraq
Toward the start of the second Persian Gulf War, I found myself in a room with R. James Woolsey, CIA chief during the first two years of the Clinton adminis...
Apr 4, 2003 / David Corn
George Bush–True Believer George Bush–True Believer
In 1951, American social philosopher Eric Hoffer published The True Believer, his first and most influential book. In it he portrayed political fanatics as people who embrace a ...
Apr 4, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits War with Syria? Iran? No Way, Say Brits
Americans who have tried to get the Bush Administration to listen to their concerns regarding war with Iraq will sympathize with the millions of British citizens who have expresse...
Apr 3, 2003 / John Nichols
Subway Fears, Bioterrorism and Tetanus Shots Subway Fears, Bioterrorism and Tetanus Shots
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Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel
Richard Perle’s Corporate Adventures Richard Perle’s Corporate Adventures
Richard Perle's resignation as chairman of Donald Rumsfeld's Defense Policy Board on March 27 capped a tumultuous month for the neoconservative who spent the past decade stokin...
Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Death in Helsinki Death in Helsinki
OK, let's say that life goes on.
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Dangerous Liaisons Dangerous Liaisons
He says he is not a fighter--or rather, the narrator says it; he's "an onlooker," someone who steps aside, "frail," "not the savior of the world," not a "prophet," speaking onl...
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Joseph McElroy