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The (non-)confessions of St. Ralph
Joan Walsh
Ralph Nader's new book makes it painfully clear that he has no idea how to build a left-wing alternative to the Democrats. But when you're pure of heart and unsullied by politics, who cares?
Don’t blame Clinton
Joe Conason
Conservatives who once ridiculed and obstructed the former president's aggressive efforts to fight terrorism are now trying to pin Sept. 11 on him. They have a lot of nerve. Part 2 of a debate.
A corporate welfare state nightmare
Julian Borger
The Enron scandal exposes how the U.S. political system is bought and paid for.
I was a cowboy for the CIA
Laura Miller
A tough-guy field agent blasts wimpy pencil pushers and "politics" for keeping him from lassoing terrorist evildoers. He's right -- but you wouldn't want his kind in charge, either.
The ghost of terror past
Jake Tapper
As the Bush administration tries to push through controversial State Department nominee Otto Reich, critics suggest the White House has a troubling double standard when it comes to fighting evil.
I studied in Yemen with John Walker
Joshua Mortensen
He was fresh from Marin, more Catholic than the pope and the other students derisively nicknamed him Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens).
France’s legendary terror cop
Jay Cheshes
Carlos the Jackal's nemesis walks the global beat, warning of a "permanent" threat.
The making of a hawk
David Talbot
From Kuwait to Kosovo to Kabul, American firepower has been on the right side of history. The odyssey of a former dove.
A birthday that will live in infamy
Cary Tennis
If you were born on the 11th of September, you can make a wish and blow out the candles, but that silly old song will never sound the same.
The midnight ride of James Woolsey
Asla Aydintasbas
The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening?
“Kandahar”
Andrew O'Hehir
A stark and beautiful film traces an Afghan woman's journey across a landscape we may never understand.
It’s not just Hamas
Norah Vincent
It's time for America to stop coddling the Palestinians -- they're bloodthirsty bigots who would have exterminated the Jews if they were in charge.
Baghdad nightmare
Laura Rozen
They're accused of being war-crazed fanatics. But the elite group calling for Saddam's destruction is driven by a deep sense of mission -- one now shared by President Bush.
A chance to shine
Janelle Brown
Delegates in Brussels prepare for a role in government, and react variously to a French belly dancer in a spangled bra.
Any day now
Janelle Brown
Afghan women hope to use the momentum of international recognition to secure civil rights and a role in government.
Out of Afghanistan
Phillip Robertson
After witnessing the fall of Kunduz and seeing the dead body of one of his colleagues, our Afghanistan correspondent tries to get out of the country.
The mother of all terrorism battles
Eric Boehlert
A growing chorus is calling for Saddam Hussein's head. But experts disagree on whether a U.S. assault on Baghdad is worth the high risks.
Inside Afghanistan’s refugee camps
Haleh Anvari
Near the Iranian border, thousands of Afghans seek refuge from the U.S. bombing.
Democracy first?
Damien Cave
We might rue the day we force our authoritarian allies to democratize, Robert Kaplan argues, once we see who replaces them.
Oily waters
Damien Cave
Big oil isn't as powerful as it used to be, but when everyone is buying SUVs and gas prices are dropping, there's still little hope for alternative energy. Second of two parts.
The United States of oil
Damien Cave
No administration has ever been more in bed with the energy industry -- but does that mean Big Oil is calling Bush's shots? First of two parts.
After the fall
Daryl Lindsey, Damien Cave, Max Garrone
The Taliban is on the run. What happens now? Who should govern Afghanistan? And how hard will it be to win the war of the caves?
Gods and monsters
Jake Tapper
The good people of Mazar-e-Sharif have been liberated! By whom? Your garden-variety enemy turned ally turned enemy turned ally.
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