Watada, the War and the Law Watada, the War and the Law
Bolstered by a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush Administration's excessive exercise of power, Lieut. Ehren Watada's pending court-martial could help restore the rule of l...
Jul 10, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Standing Against an Unjust War Standing Against an Unjust War
A Quaker activist explains why the war in Iraq is not only illegal, but morally indefensible.
Stop the Waffling Stop the Waffling
Democrats should take a page from the GOP playbook and back candidates willing to stand up for their values, rather than wasting their money, time and votes on those who won't.
Jul 5, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Shifting Winds on Iraq Shifting Winds on Iraq
Peace sentiments are rising among the American public and even in the much-divided Democrats. What does this mean for electoral politics and for the course of a war that seems to h...
Jul 2, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Chilling the Press Chilling the Press
Did the New York Times violate the Espionage Act by publishing reports of government secret spying program? A controversial essay in Commentary has provided intellectual ammunition...
Jun 28, 2006 / Scott Sherman
History Lesson History Lesson
Back in Washington's day, Congress printed money to fight the Revolutionary War without collecting taxes to back it up--and paid the price in inflation: History repeats itself toda...
Jun 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War
In a remarkable, media-savvy protest, First Lieut. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq, claiming the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law an...
Jun 26, 2006 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
The Plot Against America The Plot Against America
John Updike's Terrorist rips its plot from the headlines. But the book's Irish-Egyptian protagonist is paper-thin, and its jihad-lit plot remains stubbornly inanimate, devoid of pa...
Jun 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Shainin
Moving Toward the Exit Moving Toward the Exit
Americans know it's time to end the US presence in Iraq. They will reward the party that offers a plan for leaving before more American soldiers--and countless Iraqis--are killed.
Jun 21, 2006 / The Editors
War Is Personal: Mona Parsons/Age 52/Mt. Vernon, Ohio War Is Personal: Mona Parsons/Age 52/Mt. Vernon, Ohio
The hidden toll the Iraq War is exposed in a photo essay on how one mother braces for her son's second deployment to Iraq.
Jun 21, 2006 / Feature / Eugene Richards