Sects and Solidarity in Iraq Sects and Solidarity in Iraq
Despite talk of civil war, Sunnis and Shiites seem more united than divided.
Feb 17, 2005 / Feature / Dahr Jamail
Getting the Purple Finger Getting the Purple Finger
"The Iraqi people gave America the biggest 'thank you' in the best way we could have hoped for." Reading this election analysis from Betsy Hart, a columnist for the Scripps Howar...
Feb 10, 2005 / Column / Naomi Klein
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
Introspection is not the purpose of this occasional column, but a moment of it seems appropriate in the wake of the election recently held in Iraq.
Feb 10, 2005 / Jonathan Schell
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
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
Law of Unintended Consequences Law of Unintended Consequences
Careful what you wish for in Iraq.
Feb 8, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
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
Democracy Flowers in the Middle East Democracy Flowers in the Middle East
So now this election is done. What will follow it--maybe a Reversal so women can drive Cars in Saudi Arabia?
Feb 3, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
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