American vets discover that their military uniforms — like their service — look better on paper
“Dude, that shit right there? That’s Iraq.”
By JULIA RAPPAPORT | September 25, 2008

Crossword: ''Shrinkage''

A few inches have been lost.

By MATT JONES | September 17, 2008

Khrushchev calls conflict a matter of protecting Russians

Georgia
At press time, Russian President Dmitry edvedev declared a halt of military operations against the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
By PETER VOSKAMP | August 14, 2008

Ed Burns on writing Iraq
Ed Burns — former Baltimore homicide detective, Vietnam vet, and long-time writing partner with David Simon, both on the The Wire and on Generation Kill , spoke with the Phoenix about the new series.
By ADAM REILLY | July 07, 2008

The wages of war

The creators of The Wire take on Iraq in Generation Kill
The Iraq War poses a strange problem for the American public.
By ADAM REILLY | July 07, 2008

Bigmouth strikes again

Immortal Technique goes on the offensive
The few college students who don’t watch The Daily Show get their news from Immortal Technique.
By CHRIS FARAONE | June 24, 2008

Thirteen ways of looking at ink

Reflections on a lifetime of personal connections with tattoos

By SALLY CRAGIN | February 20, 2008

Iraq’s My Lai?

Looking at Haditha
Five years after the first bombs fell on Baghdad, the fog of war still roils thick in Iraq.
By MIKE MILIARD | February 12, 2008

Rent a war

The real significance of hired guns in Iraq. Plus, combating Ann Coulter.
Wonder why the Iraq government changed its mind about expelling Blackwater, the rent-a-soldier company whose employees killed 17 civilians this past month?
By EDITORIAL | October 17, 2007

Dark new wave

Contemporary Romanian cinema at the HFA
Every now and then, it happens: a new wave from where?
By MICHAEL ATKINSON | October 01, 2007

Taking sides

The Devil Came on Horseback; La faute à Fidel
Have you been remiss in taking a stand on the killing war in Darfur because the situation there seems too complex to understand?
By GERALD PEARY | August 15, 2007

Pop goes to war

Music and movies are vital coping mechanisms for US servicepeople in Iraq. And often, say four local troops, after they get home.
Next time you put on the new Spoon single to make that subway ride go by a little faster, consider what musical escapism means to troops in Iraq.
By MIKE MILIARD | July 25, 2007

Cinema of Shadows

We’re five years into the Iraq crisis, and Hollywood hasn't made a film about the war. Or is every film is about the war?
It’s not likely, but Judd Apatow’s pitch for Knocked Up might have sounded something like this.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 06, 2007

Faces of conflict

Marine Corps challenge anti-war vets
Each summer, it seems, the Iraq War springs another issue for the peace movement to rally around, symbolized by a specific face with a story to tell.
By IAN SANDS | June 06, 2007

Lapdog, meet watchdog

What’s gotten into the political press?
Hating the media has long been a popular pastime. But after the invasion of Iraq four years ago, anti-press animus reached a new level of intensity on the left. Feast or famine: Jack Shafer defends the press pre-Iraq. By Adam Reilly
By ADAM REILLY | March 21, 2007

Major embarrassment?

VIDEO: Michael Bronski assesses the gay-porn career of O'Reilly Factor fave Matt Sanchez
Matt Sanchez was a darling of the conservative media establishment, but then news broke that he was, only a few years ago, performing in famous gay porn films.
By MICHAEL BRONSKI | March 16, 2007

Rove’s footprints

Where Karl goes, corruption is sure to follow. Plus, a solution to military immorality.
“Turd Blossom.” That’s what President Bush affectionately calls Karl Rove, his top political aide. It’s an apt nickname, especially these days.
By EDITORIAL | March 14, 2007

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