Elite Protectionists Elite Protectionists
A man-bites-dog story of momentous implications is unfolding in Washington: The US multinational establishment, having successfully championed free-trade orthodoxy for decades, m...
Mar 24, 2005 / William Greider
Missing WMD Report Missing WMD Report
When is a priority not a priority? When it's after the election.
Mar 24, 2005 / David Corn
Baghdad Under Siege Baghdad Under Siege
A growing detainee population, but still no control--two years after the US invasion, the war continues.
Mar 18, 2005 / Feature / David Enders
George W. Bush, the Lion of Baghdad, Demands That Syria Withdraw From Lebanon George W. Bush, the Lion of Baghdad, Demands That Syria Withdraw From Lebanon
You must withdraw, since nations can't Install their troops in other places To change regimes that they don't like. Except, of course, in certain cases.
Mar 17, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Anger in Italy Anger in Italy
Giuliana Sgrena, an intrepid journalist for the left-wing newspaper Il Manifesto who had become an icon of national unity during her twenty-eight days as a hostage in Iraq, was r...
Mar 17, 2005 / Lucia Annunziata
The Mideast Comes to Columbia The Mideast Comes to Columbia
The current battle is the latest in a larger, ideologically driven conflict.
Mar 16, 2005 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Continental Drift Continental Drift
To an American, Europe is a cautionary tale.
Mar 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Darfur and Development Darfur and Development
The recent United Nations Commission of Inquiry's report on Darfur may be right or wrong in claiming that the atrocities committed in the region do not amount to genocide.
Mar 10, 2005 / Fatin Abbas
Cedar or Sapling? Cedar or Sapling?
Ever since a massive bomb killed former prime minister Rafik Hariri on February 14, downtown Beirut has evolved into a solemn carnival, halfway between a wake and a rave.
Mar 10, 2005 / Annia Ciezadlo
Democracy’s Dilemmas Democracy’s Dilemmas
In what is being called the "cedar revolution," demonstrators in Beirut brought down the pro-Syrian government at the end of February and forced Damascus to announce the withdr...
Mar 10, 2005 / The Editors