Advertisement

08 September 2003
The Political Capital of 9/11
Read more
Norman Solomon
The Bush administration never hesitated to exploit the general public’s anxieties that arose after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001.

Testifying on Capitol Hill exactly 53 weeks later, Donald Rumsfeld did not...
05 September 2003
The quagmire of denouncing a "quagmire"
Read more
Norman Solomon
When I hear pundits warn that Iraq is becoming a “quagmire,” I wince.

     “Quagmire” is a word made famous during the Vietnam War. The current conflict in Iraq comes out of a very different history, but there are some...
04 September 2003
I told you so again
Read more
Molly Ivins
AUSTIN, Texas -- It is insufficient to stand around saying, "I told you Iraq would be a disaster." Believe me, saying, "I told you so" is a satisfaction so sour it will gag you when people, including Americans, are dying every day.
...
02 September 2003
Lootocracy
Read more
Paul Loeb
If you run a lootocracy, you have no conception of sufficiency. You set up the rules to grab as much money as you can, as if you've won a supermarket shopping spree. You also concentrate power, the better to arrange the world for your...
29 August 2003
The Ten Commandments -- are they fair and balanced?
Read more
Norman Solomon
A national media spotlight has focused on the battle between the Constitution of the United States and some religious fundamentalists who viewed themselves as angels of Montgomery. The removal of a big Ten Commandments monument from an...
26 August 2003
Arnold: Politics as showbiz
Read more
Molly Ivins
AUSTIN -- One problem I have with Arnold Schwarzenegger is that he looks like a condom stuffed with walnuts. I realize that is superficial, shallow and unbecoming to a semi-serious-minded liberal like myself, but there it is. The other is...

Pages

Subscribe to Op-Ed