Bush’s Perverse UN Pick Bush’s Perverse UN Pick
John Bolton's career has been dedicated to subverting the UN.
Mar 8, 2005 / Ian Williams
The Cheese Stands Alone The Cheese Stands Alone
Beijing Plus 10, the follow-up on the momentous 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, is opening at the United Nations as I write, and like other UN gatherings since ...
Mar 3, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Negroponte: Unfit to Lead Negroponte: Unfit to Lead
"You have to ask, Who would want this job?" So said a former senior CIA official referring to the new post of director of national intelligence, to which George W.
Feb 24, 2005 / David Corn
Ambassador John Negroponte’s Intelligence on the Subject of Torture and Murder Squads Ambassador John Negroponte’s Intelligence on the Subject of Torture and Murder Squads
The man who's just been put in charge Of knowing all will now assure us That he knew nothing--nada, zip-- When he was stationed in Honduras.
Feb 24, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The UN ‘Scandal’ Report The UN ‘Scandal’ Report
Conservatives' persistent complaints about the United Nations' alleged lack of transparency are belied by the Interim Report of Paul Volcker's Independent Inquiry Committee into ...
Feb 10, 2005 / Ian Williams
The Politics of Water in Bolivia The Politics of Water in Bolivia
Once again, World Bank water policy is challenged by the poorest.
Jan 28, 2005 / Feature / Jim Shultz
The Pen of Swift, the Brush of Bosch… as Usual The Pen of Swift, the Brush of Bosch… as Usual
The new year promises a rich manure of hypocrisy and bad faith.
Jan 6, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Right’s Assault on Kofi Annan The Right’s Assault on Kofi Annan
How the neocons created a "scandal" to punish a critic of US foreign policies.
Dec 22, 2004 / Feature / Ian Williams
Real UN Reform Real UN Reform
Those conservatives who think that "UN Reform" means the dissolution of the United Nations are now calling for the resignation of Kofi Annan.
Dec 9, 2004 / Ian Williams
New Power for ‘Old Europe’ New Power for ‘Old Europe’
The EU is an emerging geopolitical force that corporate America must reckon with.
Dec 9, 2004 / Feature / Mark Schapiro