Politics

Knock on Wood Knock on Wood

The Bush Administration's illegitimate use of renditions, disappearances, torture and an illegal war has fostered the growth of a loose-knit global band of fanatics willing to do u...

Sep 8, 2006 / David Cole

Cashing In on Catastrophe Cashing In on Catastrophe

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now using his public image, burnished by 9/11, to conceal crooked business deals and reap handsome profits from a national tragedy.

Sep 8, 2006 / Feature / Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins

A Light in Brooklyn A Light in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn, a beleaguered Arab-American community copes with bigotry and heightened government scrutiny post-9/11.

Sep 7, 2006 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

Arab America’s September 11 Arab America’s September 11

Arab Americans are experiencing something similar to McCarthy-era redbaiting, but the cold war performed better on racial justice than Bush's "war on terror."

Sep 7, 2006 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi

George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

The President gives us a lesson in drive-by personal diplomacy.

Sep 7, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Path From 9/11 The Path From 9/11

The fifth anniversary of 9/11 prompts grief and sadness, but also anger. We must free ourselves from the idea that the "war on terror" is an organizing principle for our foreign po...

Sep 7, 2006 / The Editors

Antiwar Primaries Antiwar Primaries

Key primary races in Maryland, Rhode Island and even New York are making the Iraq War what it should be in every 2006 political contest: the central issue.

Sep 6, 2006 / John Nichols

Too Late for Empire Too Late for Empire

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn tha...

Sep 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Rocky Anderson, Folk Hero? Rocky Anderson, Folk Hero?

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson's cachet is growing in the wake of a stem-winding speech in which he called the President to account for lies and ineptitude in Irag, castigated...

Sep 1, 2006 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Challenging the Culture of Obedience Challenging the Culture of Obedience

Through lies, ineptitude and immoral policies, the Bush Administration has led the nation to the brink of disaster, ruined our reputation and sowed hatred that will take generation...

Sep 1, 2006 / Ross C. Anderson

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