A Short Conversation With a Sissy-Hawk on the Possibility of a Quagmire A Short Conversation With a Sissy-Hawk on the Possibility of a Quagmire
"The nerve! Not so! That word still rankles." "You're sinking. I can't see your ankles." "The thugs are here; we now just squeeze."
Sep 4, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bush Was All Too Willing to Use Émigrés’ Lies Bush Was All Too Willing to Use Émigrés’ Lies
American experts urged the White House to be skeptical, but they hit a stone wall.
Sep 2, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall Handmaid in Babylon: The UN’s Decline and Fall
"One has to be careful," said United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in late August, "not to confuse the UN with the US." If the Secretary General had taken his own advice...
Aug 28, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Just Wait Just Wait
The White House said, although it wasn't true, Iraq must be invaded, PDQ, Since terrorists, who'd caught us unaware, Were with Iraq, and always gathered there.
Aug 28, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Arrogant Arnold or Capable Cruz? Arrogant Arnold or Capable Cruz?
The giggle factor might propel a Jesse Ventura wannabe into management of the world's sixth-largest economy.
Aug 26, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Higher Tax on All Your Houses A Higher Tax on All Your Houses
Warren Buffet makes sense in rebuking Prop. 13--but the politicians jump up to save this sacred cow.
Aug 19, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer
Mutiny in Manila Mutiny in Manila
Click here to read more from Naomi Klein.
Aug 14, 2003 / Column / Naomi Klein
Patriotic Gore Patriotic Gore
The words "Al Gore" are properly understood to be synonymous with the words "cautious politician." And yet speaking to MoveOn.org at New York University recently, Gore gave voi...
Aug 14, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
Selling Dean Short Selling Dean Short
Click here to read David Corn's Nation interview with Howard Dean.
Aug 14, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sleep Tight: A Lullaby Sung Each Night to Osama bin Laden Sleep Tight: A Lullaby Sung Each Night to Osama bin Laden
Sleep tight. There's no one making much ado. So sleep this night, Big O--in peace, sleep through it. The folks you bombed now never mention you.
Aug 14, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin