The US Caged–For Now The US Caged–For Now
Alfred Hitchcock was fond of McGuffins--meaningless plot devices on which the characters obsess while the real, gruesome story moves on elsewhere.
Dec 5, 2002 / Ian Williams
Total Information, Total Confusion Total Information, Total Confusion
So let's join Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Edward "Pete" Aldridge at a recent Pentagon press briefing, where he's addressing concerns a...
Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Quiet in Hollywood Quiet in Hollywood
The Quiet American, which recently opened for a two-week run in a couple of theaters in New York and Los Angeles, illustrates just how far Hollywood self-censorship has gone in...
Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Letter to America Letter to America
Resentment of US policies is growing.
Nov 26, 2002 / Feature / Jürgen Habermas
Age of Anxiety Age of Anxiety
A spate of recent terrorism events--the bombing of a French tanker, the destruction of a nightclub in Bali, an FBI warning of a "spectacular" Al Qaeda action and the surfacing ...
Nov 21, 2002 / The Editors
Straw Liberals and False Prophets Straw Liberals and False Prophets
One big problem with liberal and leftist debate about Al Qaeda or Iraq is that it rarely seems to have much to do with Al Qaeda or Iraq.
Nov 21, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Call and Answer Call and Answer
Robert Bly, with David Ray, founded American Writers Against the Vietnam War in 1967; it sponsored many rallies and readings against the war. He is preparing a similar group to do ...
Nov 21, 2002 / Robert Bly
Antiwar Labor Pains Antiwar Labor Pains
Unions are edging into the peace movement, but they are still minor players.
Nov 21, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Half a Victory at the UN Half a Victory at the UN
Iraq's decision to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution, passed unanimously on November 8, sets in motion a tightly scripted plan for UN arms inspectors to ret...
Nov 14, 2002 / Phyllis Bennis
The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections The Silver Lining of General Rove’s Victory In the Midterm Elections
The talk of war has done its job. Rove's hopes were far exceeded. So maybe, with the voting done, The war itself's not needed.
Nov 14, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin