Real Evildoer? The World’s Nuclear Arsenal Real Evildoer? The World’s Nuclear Arsenal
Focusing on Osama bin Laden obscures the true nature of our position in a dangerous world.
Nov 13, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Requiem for a Liberal Requiem for a Liberal
Mark Green was a worthy candidate for mayor, but for a variety of reasons he could not prevail.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Wide World of Torture The Wide World of Torture
Current discussions tend to trivialize acts that are not only immoral but illegal according to covenants the United States has signed.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A Few Words on the Northern Alliance A Few Words on the Northern Alliance
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
We can't allow fear to erode commitment to our constitutional liberties.
Nov 8, 2001 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Two Months Later, It’s ‘Same-Old, Same-Old’ on Airport Security Two Months Later, It’s ‘Same-Old, Same-Old’ on Airport Security
The Bush administration's recalcitrance in establishing an airport security agency is putting the nation at risk.
Nov 6, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue? Le Pouvoir Est Dans La Rue?
Be wary when pundits talk of 'The Street.'
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Christopher Hitchens
Victory Gardens?! Victory Gardens?!
War tropes abound once again during our war on terrorism, but this ain't the USA of yesteryear.
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Running Out of Targets (A Pilot’s Lament) Running Out of Targets (A Pilot’s Lament)
We're running out of targets, guys, There's nothing to destroy. They simply don't have buildings here, Like Baghdad or Hanoi. Today I sent a missile off And said, "That's all she wrote." It turned out that I'd vaporized Two camels and a goat. So let's go back to Serbia. These gunsights have to glom On something that's not rocks or sand. There's nothing here to bomb.
Nov 1, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind? With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind?
Swept away by the fury of their impotence, huddled in temporary congressional offices, unable to capture anyone responsible for the terrorist assault on the United States, Congress...
Oct 30, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer