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End the Assaults
BY SAM BAHOUR AND MICHAEL DAHAN
A plea from Palestine.
03.07.2002 | POLITICS

Enron Pipedreams Buried in Afghanistan
BY RON CALLARI
Is it a coincidence that Enron died when the Taliban did? Ron Callari on the politics of oil.
03.02.2002 | POLITICS

This Is American History On Drugs
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
Everything you wanted to know about the narcotics trade that didn't fit in a 30-second Super Bowl ad.
02.25.2002 | POLITICS

The Strange Case of John Walker
BY STANLEY HOLDITCH
Cat Stevens or Charles Manson? America wants to know.
02.11.2002 | POLITICS

Why I'll Still Burn the Flag
BY CLAY RICHARDS
Flag burning is still a desirable option after 9-11.
02.08.2002 | POLITICS

Despair and Martyrdom
BY SAM BAHOUR AND LEILA BAHOUR
A look at the psychology behind Palestinian suicide bombings.
12.29.2001 | POLITICS

Bystander Apathy
BY HEATHER WOKUSCH
In this War on Terrorism, the image-makers are gearing up for an offensive against the American people. It's time to dig some trenches.
11.14.2001 | POLITICS

Life During Wartime
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
Four short essays from an empire of contradiction.
11.11.2001 | POLITICS

The Alibi of Broadway
BY MATTHEW CALLAN
Mayor Giuliani urges New Yorkers to spend, spend, spend. Unfortunately, the city his administration created was never meant to include New Yorkers.
11.02.2001 | POLITICS

Main Event: American Energy Policy
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
What do terrorism, global warming, 21st century resource wars and Dick Cheney have in common?
11.01.2001 | ENVIRONMENT

Whose Intifada?
BY TOUFIC HADDAD
Exploring the widening division among the PLO leadership, Toufic Haddad interviews Husam Khader, a radical leader of the Fateh political party.
11.01.2001 | POLITICS

We Want to Liberate You
BY NAHUM BARNEA
An Interview with Marwan Barghouti, Secretary General of Fateh in the West Bank, who could one day replace Yasser Arafat.
10.15.2001 | POLITICS

Private Ryan, Amnesiac
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
As America girds for a new conflict, and as pundits offer endless comparisons to World War II, it becomes worth asking: did the Good War even exist?
10.07.2001 | POLITICS

A War On Terrorism?
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Think again.
10.05.2001 | POLITICS

Terrorism and Witch Hunts
BY HEATHER WOKUSCH
One woman's view from Britain, where Tony Blair is facing a different kind of pressure from the British Peace Movement.
09.18.2001 | POLITICS

Why?
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
If answered honestly, then trigger happy military attacks cannot possibly be the answer to the second urgent question: What Now?
09.17.2001 | POLITICS

Harvest of Sorrow
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
Is Osama bin Laden a product of the very country he hates?
09.14.2001 | POLITICS

The Chechan Dilemma
BY MICAH JAYNE
Russia's war in Chechnya is officially over, but the death toll keeps rising in what has evolved into a classic partisan conflict. Setting politics aside for the moment, Micah Jayne speaks with a reporter, a refugee family and an aid worker about how the war has affected their lives and when, if ever, they can all go home.
09.10.2001 | POLITICS

The Ties That Bind
BY MARSHALL KIRKPATRICK
Only months ago the United States was wailing in outrage at its expulsion from the UN's Human Rights Commission. Now, more quietly, it is once again assisting one of the most repressive regimes on earth.
09.09.2001 | POLITICS

Europe Faces Genoa
BY HEATHER WOKUSCH
As Europe argues over the meaning of Genoa, the battle lines are hardening, from the streets all the way up to Parliament.
08.14.2001 | ACTIVISM