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Can Tony Blair stop the war?
Eric Boehlert
To some, he is a skilled power player. Others call him Bush's poodle. In the make-or-break weeks ahead, he could shape history -- or become its victim.
The Middle East
Gary Kamiya
The White House's reckless, one-sided policies could lead to a global catastrophe.
“Dancer” by Colum McCann
Suzy Hansen
A novel that captures the wild, glorious life of Rudolf Nureyev -- beautiful, arrogant and brilliant -- and the tragic country he abandoned.
The menace and mystery of North Korea
Eric Boehlert
The government of Kim Jong Il is threatening to build more nuclear bombs, and its rhetoric is growing ever more impatient. The problem is that nobody knows what Kim really wants.
The death penalty: “Arbitrary and capricious”
Salon Staff
Outgoing Illinois Gov. George Ryan provoked bitter controversy Saturday when he commuted the sentences of 157 death row inmates. In a speech, he explains his decision.
“World On Fire” by Amy Chua
Michelle Goldberg
A new book argues that when Third World countries embrace democracy and free markets too quickly, ethnic hatred and even genocide can result.
George Bush’s war on nature
Glenn Scherer
Republicans are pushing the most radical assault on the environment in modern times. But history warns of catastrophe for leaders who trust ideology over science.
Clinton: Democrats “were missing in action”
Bill Clinton
In a major political address this week, former President Bill Clinton bluntly dissected the Democrats' recent electoral losses. Moving to the left, he said, is not a solution -- but fighting back is.
Blind man’s brinksmanship
Eric Boehlert
Early signs suggest Saddam may deny that he has weapons of mass destruction -- just what White House hawks are hoping for.
Letters
Salon Staff
Donna Minkowitz responds to letters about an American nun tortured in Guatemala, and readers respond to "Oriana Fallaci Declares War on Radical Islam."
Donkey in distress
Joan Walsh
Defeated Democrats are bickering over whether victory lies in embracing the center or the left. But a majority party needs to do both.
Experts: War may be inevitable
Eric Boehlert
Saddam's recklessness and a trigger-happy White House could spell an invasion.
Illusions of victory
Eric Boehlert
How the press transformed a hard-fought U.N. compromise on Iraq into Bush's miraculous feat of diplomacy.
Weapons of mass instruction
Shana Ting Lipton
"Koyaanisqatsi" director Godfrey Reggio invented a film genre, prefiguring the campus classic "Baraka." There are no words in his latest -- just one cutting image after another.
Reel world domination
Damien Cave
If young film buffs choose Tarantino over Antonioni, are they culturally illiterate? Some of their elders, self-appointed guardians of the cinematic canon, think so.
How the left became irrelevant
Edward W. Lempinen
Christopher Hitchens talks about his beef with the Nation, the "filthy menace" of Saddam Hussein, and how the left ceded its moral credibility by opposing the war against Islamic fascism.
Dying for God
Damien Cave
The author of "The Martyrs of Columbine" on the strange and sometimes violent collision of religion and politics.
U.S. Embassy to Dmitry Sklyarov: Access denied
Farhad Manjoo
The Russian programmer expected to testify in the first DMCA criminal trial can't get a visa to visit the United States.
When friends collide
Aluf Benn
With Israeli and American interests diverging, stakes will be high and negotiations tricky when President Bush and Ariel Sharon meet this week.
At the U.N., it’s all about the money
Eric Boehlert
High ideals? Lofty rhetoric? As the Security Council debates the Bush campaign against Iraq, billions of dollars in oil and old debt are the hidden agenda.
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