The End of the Affair The End of the Affair
It's been a while since Cuba, that caiman-shaped Caribbean isle, ceased to be a place on the map.
Feb 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Achy Obejas
Letter From Paris Letter From Paris
In the form of a law regarding the wearing of the Islamic hijab, women's bodies are a battlefield--again.
Feb 26, 2004 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
What’s Right With Kerry What’s Right With Kerry
At key moments, he's displayed guts and taken tough, sometimes lonely, positions.
Feb 26, 2004 / Feature / David Corn
Undemocratic Process Undemocratic Process
There has been much comment about the take-no-prisoners approach of the Congressional Republican leadership in cramming through the Medicare prescription-drug benefit this past N...
Feb 26, 2004 / Wayne S. Smith
Press Watch Press Watch
The conduct of our major newspapers in the run-up to the Iraq war calls to mind William Hazlitt's famous appraisal of the Times of London.
Feb 26, 2004 / Scott Sherman
The Last Emperors The Last Emperors
If Winston Churchill is today the icon of an American right that denounced the "appeasement" of Iraq, Charles de Gaulle is the inspiration for some of those who continue to urge ...
Feb 19, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Richard Vinen
Silence=Rape Silence=Rape
While the world looks the other way, sexual violence spreads in the Congo.
Feb 19, 2004 / Feature / Jan Goodwin
New (Sort of) Issue New (Sort of) Issue
Bush trotted out his whoppers with tranquillity, Because the press responded with docility. His goal was war. In order to fulfill it, he
Feb 19, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Israel’s Failing Wall Israel’s Failing Wall
With the specter of an international boycott looming, Sharon has begun to waver.
Feb 19, 2004 / Hillel Schenker
Letter From Jayyous Letter From Jayyous
A Palestinian farming village is being strangled by Sharon's wall.
Feb 18, 2004 / Feature / David Bloom