magazine March 17, 2003

Bush Bullies the World

Outrage at the arrogant administration won't stop the war juggernaut

By Ian Williams   

Understanding North Korea

The motives behind Kim Jong Il's madness

By Kevin Y. Kim   

A Moment of Peace

10 million people gather worldwide to protest Bush’s plans for war

By David Graeber   

The War at Home

The budget is the latest front in the Bush administration's global battle on behalf of corporations and the very rich

By David Moberg   

Secrets and Lies

Leaked documents describe Patriot Act II

Anti-War Update

A roundup of opposition across the country

Good Government, Green and Simple

A few days before President Bush gave his State of Union speech on January 28, Green Party officials asked… more

Piping Mad

Citizens stand up to water privatization

books

The Body Politic

Two years ago, at the invitation of the U.N. Population Fund, I traveled to Nicaragua for a few weeks… more

By V.A. Otis   

Poets Against the War

When First Lady Laura Bush decided to host a literary salon on February 12 about “Poetry and the American… more

By Joe Knowles   

theater

Seize the Day

Tom Stoppard is not exactly the first playwright one would expect to write a 12-hour, three-play historical seminar on… more

By Darryl Cater   

The Proof Is in the Padding

The country has been put on high alert, and I too have heightened my alertness—for balderdash masquerading as bald facts. I’d urge everyone… more

Editorial

War With No Winners

The war with Iraq now runs the danger of spiraling into a nuclear confrontation.

Power Mad

Sweeps Week War

Iraq is meant to distract us from the rest of Bush’s dismal programming schedule.

The First Stone

Iraqis dissent Many exiled Iraqis are speaking out against the looming war with Iraq. Three Iraqi dissidents, members of Iraqis in Exile Against… more

Arabs and Jews Against the War

In early February, 10 Israelis from different grassroots organizations crossed the Qalandia checkpoint and entered besieged Ramallah, a city located in “Area A”… more