Confronting Iraq Confronting Iraq
George W. Bush's description of the US-British bombing of Iraq as a "routine mission" unwittingly summed up the mechanical nature of the US-British air operations in Iraq, which...
Feb 23, 2001 / The Editors
Fields of Thorns in Palestine Fields of Thorns in Palestine
The Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip began in late September 2000 as a wave of popular protest against Ariel Sharon’s belligerent incursion into Jerusalem’s sac...
Feb 22, 2001 / Feature / Mouin Rabbani
Vietnam: ‘Quagmire’ Quackery Vietnam: ‘Quagmire’ Quackery
Another book on the Vietnam War? Yes, and one well worth our attention. Enough time has now passed that A.J. Langguth's Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975 serves not only as a wonder...
Feb 15, 2001 / Books & the Arts / David Rudenstine
Bush Medicine for Africa Bush Medicine for Africa
The Bush Administration's health policies for Africa basically amount to the moral equivalent of the death penalty for 25 million people.
Feb 8, 2001 / Salih Booker
Two Mexicos and Fox’s Quandary Two Mexicos and Fox’s Quandary
His dream is an open northern border. But first, he must end southern poverty.
Feb 8, 2001 / Feature / Jerry W. Sanders
Chile and the End of Pinochet Chile and the End of Pinochet
The former dictator is charged at last, and human rights are the talk of the nation.
Feb 8, 2001 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Mexico’s US Problem Mexico’s US Problem
As Mexican president Vicente Fox begins his historic administration, the most difficult and abrasive issue that both he and the United States must confront is the continuing flow ...
Feb 7, 2001 / Feature / Bob Filner
Letter From Manila Letter From Manila
Estrada is gone, but corruption remains.
Feb 1, 2001 / Feature / Walden Bello
‘Bonjour, Jean’ ‘Bonjour, Jean’
Michèle Montas, widow of journalist Jean Dominique, wants justice in Haiti.
Feb 1, 2001 / Feature / Edwidge Danticat
The Emperor’s Old Clothes The Emperor’s Old Clothes
Bush's national security advisers aren't up to the tasks before them.
Feb 1, 2001 / Feature / Bruce Cumings