We Got Him…Now What? We Got Him…Now What?
The capture of Saddam Hussein is being treated as a celebratory occasion, but it is one that the Bush Administration might come to regret.
Dec 17, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Target: George Soros Target: George Soros
To declare oneself an unapologetic liberal in mainstream political debate these days is to invite abuse.
Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
Who Needs Christmas? They Do! Who Needs Christmas? They Do!
When did Christmas shopping become a patriotic duty, the contemporary equivalent of collecting tin cans in World War II?
Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Tom DeLay Might Have Had in Mind When He Hatched the Cockamamie and Short-Lived Scheme to Use a Cruise Ship During the Republican Convention What Tom DeLay Might Have Had in Mind When He Hatched the Cockamamie and Short-Lived Scheme to Use a Cruise Ship During the Republican Convention
"A cruise ship in the harbor," thought DeLay, "Could be a place where decent folks would stay, Avoiding all that mob that we detest--
Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
GOP Must Get Off the Dime GOP Must Get Off the Dime
Nancy Reagan is right-on for blasting proposal to replace FDR with her Ronnie.
Dec 10, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Death and Discourse Death and Discourse
"They got whacked and won't try that again," said an unnamed Pentagon official in the wake of the recent deadly confrontation in the Iraqi town of Samarra.
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great It Should Be Late, It Was Never Great
Khrushchev wrote in his incomparable memoirs that Soviet admirals, like admirals everywhere, loved battleships because they could get piped aboard in great style amid the respect...
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About One Way George Bush’s Surprise Visit to Baghdad (Sort of) May Have Come About
Supreme Commander Rove, despite his power, Watched, helpless, as his finest stunt went sour. Off San Diego, he'd arranged, with glee A perfect picture, Victory at Sea--
Dec 4, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Death Takes No Holiday in Iraq Death Takes No Holiday in Iraq
Click here for info on Robert Scheer's new book The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq.
Dec 3, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP Takes Lowest Road GOP Takes Lowest Road
A new ad questioning the patriotism of Democratic candidates is shameless.
Nov 26, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer