magazine June 21, 2004

Portrait of a Rebellion

Shiite insurgency in Iraq bedevils U.S.

By Juan Cole    middle east war in iraq

Imperial Barbarians

“That’s not the way we do things in America,” George Bush told an Arab world seething with anger… more

By David Moberg    administration international politics war in iraq

End of the Barrel

Reading the mea culpas on Iraq from previously pro-invasion pundits and “experts” across the media spectrum these past… more

By John R. MacArthur    media war in iraq

Georges Kids

In 1968, the legendary U.S. labor organizer Cesar Chavez went on a 25-day hunger strike. While depriving himself… more

By Naomi Klein    military social justice war in iraq

Altered States

New trade proposal would place local sovereignty in the hands of multinationals

Dont Breathe Easy

Experts link record rates of inner-city asthma to diminished air quality

Vermont Progressives Counter GMOs

Progressives scored a victory in Vermont in April when Republican Governor James Douglas signed a bill requiring labeling… more

What Rumsfeld Doesnt Know That He Knows About Abu Ghraib

Does anyone still remember the unfortunate Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf? As Saddam’s information minister, he heroically would deny the… more

By Slavoj Zizek    civil liberties war in iraq

books

Cheater, Cheater

Cheating is as American as cherry pie. In the country that created the confidence man as a cultural… more

By Jackson Lears    politics

The Third Coast

Dungeons and Demons

Part of the blame for the abuse of prisoners connected with the “war on terrorism,” lies in the process of othering.

Torture and the Politics of Denial

The right not to be tortured is stronger than the right to life given there are many circumstances in which people legally can be killed but absolutely none in which they legally can be tortured.

Editorial

Down and Soon Out

Kerry and his party must rise above the Bush Doctrine by offering real solutions, both here and abroad.

Being Dick Cheney

There are moments in the life of every politician when the public gets an unfiltered glimpse of the person behind the platitudes.… more

Torture and Secrecy

The explosive report on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba may mark a turning… more