Lit in the Time of Coronavirus

From emerging writer to potential vector at AWP in San Antonio

"...about the horrors of both the first and second Iran-Iraq Wars, boy did that book ever bring the horror..."

March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...re-experiencing the emotional trauma I felt when we invaded Iraq. That fucked me up. During that time, I hated..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Political Humility, Pandering, and Money

Donald Trump is a very humble man – just ask him

"...Pence (“but not Hillary”) for having voted for the Iraq War, and finally declaring his own humility, in response..."

July 18, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Page Two: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

The path to a Republican presidency

"...accept blame for the tens of thousands of dead Iraqis; after all, they are halfway around the world. At..."

April 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

News Roundup: Refugees, Republicans, & Rhetoric

Refugee politics take center stage

"...in Paris, places further bureaucratic burdens on people from Iraq and Syria seeking refugee status. Doggett voted for the..."

Nov. 22, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Bruce Sterling on Social Media Jihads

How good are terrorists' Twitter game?

"...exists now because the U.S. military already blew away Iraq's Sunni armies, militias, and terrorist groups, again and again...."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: In Memoriam

On the wars that never end all wars

"...Hypocrisy, or just heedlessness? Iraq veteran Colby Buzzell, recounting his repeatedly inadequate treatment (rather,..."

May 30, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Alan Pogue

Exhibition tracks this photographer's 46 years of witnessing for justice and how he's still at it

"...Orleans residents displaced by Katrina to war survivors in Iraq, Pogue has seen firsthand people suffering in traumatic conditions..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ted Cruz: You, Sir, Are No Jesse Helms

Texas senator praises the grand obstructionist and bigot

"...Post-Iraq, post-Afghanistan, a lot of the wind has been taken..."

Sept. 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...they updated it in the TV adaptation as an Iraq vet. The writers and I made an amalgamation of..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

You Gotta Have the Mettle

Legendary Texas doc 'Hands on a Hard Body' keeps on truckin'

"...– one of which was that he went to Iraq, subcontracted to the Army as a heavy diesel mechanic...."

April 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...you remember that one about five years ago in Iraq, when a group of soldiers went in and raped..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Paul Only Pro-Peace Candidate

"...Congress to pass a bill making "regime change" in Iraq a national priority. He also wanted to spend $97..."

Nov. 16, 2011 Postmarks

Page Two: In the Red

Republican plans for economic recovery could make things worse

"...Bush White House, before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, those advocating that there should be planning for what..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 26-Sept. 2

"...THE IRAQ WAR: DISASTER FOR THE IRAQIS American peace activist Dr...."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears

The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today

"...directly threatens military manpower. Government reacts. But, as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have proved, government need not pay..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: The Long Scream

The endless Republican nightmare casts its shadow on health care reform

Feb. 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black

The Messenger

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play two members of the military's casualty notification team, which delivers bad news to soldiers' next of kin.

"...particularly profound among veterans of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf and the civilians who can..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Living in Illusion

Chris Hedges on the inevitable consequences of empire

"...based on illusions. This is what got us into Iraq, a series of illusions that were not true. Those..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Abandoning Illusions

Chris Hedges on the inevitable consequences of empire

"...a 2003 college graduating class, concerning the war in Iraq, "We are embarking on an occupation that, if history..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Giving Thanks

In a dark time, among us walk ordinary heroes

"...of that aphorism often in the run-up to the Iraq war, when most of the entire corps of mainstream..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Too Late for Noriega?

Noriega gaining traction in last leg of race

"...further on the point. Given that our invasion of Iraq is blamed for inflaming anti-American passions in the Middle..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Nov. 4 General Election

"...voter mandate for the end of the occupation of Iraq and a straightforward and efficient withdrawal – and McCain..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Noriega's No Pacifist

Democratic Senate candidate supports Obama's position on a Pakistan raid

"...further on the point. Given that our invasion of Iraq is blamed for inflaming anti-American passions in the Middle..."

Oct. 15, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...he has steadfastly supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq. And if that weren't enough, next month a McCaul..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

Arming the World; and Another Bush Mess to Clean Up

"...such proliferation. Bush & Co. are eager to rearm Iraq, for example, hoping to buy its long-term acquiescence to..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: Meet the Republicans

The Republicans hold their convention while licking their wounds

"...Methodist but even less shy about proclaiming that his Iraq war decisions arrive directly from God Almighty. Below the..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Dispatches From Darfur

Austinites Rio Tenango and Leah Pries take their activism, and their aliases, all the way to Africa

"...His solution is not to make Sudan the next Iraq but to learn the lessons from Yugoslavia, where the..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

McClellan Takes the Mic

On tour with his new book, 'What Happened,' the former White House press secretary made a hometown pit stop

"...has become), 9/11 conspiracies (does not believe them), the Iraq war ("a terrible mistake"), and impeachment (not convinced that..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who Did He Serve?

Scott McClellan on Bush, bipartisanship, loyalty, and duty

"...on three key events leading to his exit: the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, and the Valerie Plame episode (aka..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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