In Praise of John Murtha In Praise of John Murtha
With 457 blunt-spoken words, John Murtha broke the spell that had held the country captive to the misguided adventure in Iraq. It suddenly became respectable to talk of a pullout. ...
Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
SOA Protests to Focus on Torture SOA Protests to Focus on Torture
As demonstrators gather at Fort Benning, Georgia, this weekend for an annual protest against the School of the Americas, the spotlight will be on increasing dismay in Congress and ...
Nov 15, 2005 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
Support Our Troops Support Our Troops
It's easy to slap a magnet on your SUV and feel like you're supporting American soldiers fighting a brutal, far-off war. But the way to really support them is to work to extricate ...
Nov 10, 2005 / Medea Benjamin and Gayle Brandeis
Empty Boots, Ravished Hearts Empty Boots, Ravished Hearts
Rows of plain black boots and empty pairs of baby shoes and dancing slippers are a mute testament to the American soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have perished in Iraq, as shown i...
Oct 21, 2005 / Feature / Shreema Mehta
Protest and Pushback on Campus Protest and Pushback on Campus
Student protests against the presence of military recruiters on campus are on the rise. So are angry--sometimes violent--pushbacks from conservative students and campus police.
Oct 12, 2005 / Ryan Grim
The Young Chickenhawks The Young Chickenhawks
Young Republican activists on campus love George W. Bush and zealously support the war. But are they willing to fight? Not really.
Oct 12, 2005 / Clarisse Profilet
Peaceniks Flood DC Peaceniks Flood DC
Last week's antiwar rally in Washington sent a single, unequivocal message: At home and abroad, the Bush Administration is a complete failure.
Sep 29, 2005 / Liza Featherstone
St. Pat’s Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges St. Pat’s Four Not Guilty of Federal Charges
Four peace advocates were acquitted of federal conspiracy charges in connection with a 2003 protest of the Iraq War.
Sep 27, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth Bauchner
Make Levees, Not War Make Levees, Not War
New Orleans was top-of-mind for more than 100,000 peace advocates in Washington who delivered a clear and unified message, protesting the Bush Administration's war in Iraq and its ...
Sep 25, 2005 / Liza Featherstone
Readers Respond to Sharon Olds Readers Respond to Sharon Olds
Readers respond to poet Sharon Olds's decision to decline Laura Bush's invitation to dine at the White House.
Sep 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Our Readers