GIs Against Torture GIs Against Torture
Low-ranking soldiers are taking the blame in the torture scandal while higher-ups get a pass.
Mar 9, 2005 / Feature / John Sifton
Galbraith and Vietnam Galbraith and Vietnam
An adviser who told Kennedy the truth.
Feb 24, 2005 / Feature / Richard Parker
Democrats & Withdrawal Democrats & Withdrawal
In the time since the historic election in Iraq, several liberal Democrats in Congress have been trying to kick-start a national debate--or at least a Congressional debate--on wi...
Feb 10, 2005 / David Corn
PNAC’s Happy Warriors PNAC’s Happy Warriors
The neocon think tank's recent call for an increase in troop strength is myopic.
Feb 5, 2005 / Feature / Jason Vest
Hope and Reality in Iraq Hope and Reality in Iraq
The determination and hopefulness of Iraqis on election day were captured in many dispatches, none better than in one by British journalist Robert Fisk.
Feb 3, 2005 / The Editors
Punishing the Wrong People Punishing the Wrong People
A federal magistrate in Georgia sentenced eleven people to prison for up to six months last week for crossing the line onto a military base in an act of nonviolent civil disobedi...
Feb 2, 2005 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
We Could Have Danced All Night We Could Have Danced All Night
(The Bushes Do "My Fair Lady" at the Inaugural Balls)
Jan 27, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Battling the Pentagon Battling the Pentagon
On issues of war and peace, progressives should take heart from the fact that no matter how aggressive the Bush Administration's intentions may be, its ability to carry them out ...
Jan 27, 2005 / William D. Hartung and Michelle Ciarrocca
On the Confirmation of Condoleezza (‘Mushroom Cloud’) Rice as Secretary of State On the Confirmation of Condoleezza (‘Mushroom Cloud’) Rice as Secretary of State
The mushroom-shaped cloud Condi spun As being the next smoking gun Was hooey invented to show Attacking Iraq's apropos.
Jan 20, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Pomp and Improper Circumstance Pomp and Improper Circumstance
Some might say it's tacky to rain on the President's parade, but two crucial news stories compel it.
Jan 18, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer