Jack Newfield

The Student Left

April 17, 2007

On the rise of the "New Left" movement represented by organizations like Students for a Democratic Society, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the Northern Student Movement, organizations whose ideologies could not be pinned to liberal sects of the past.

DeLay on the Hot Seat

September 23, 2004

Two investigative bombs with long fuses are sizzling under Tom DeLay, America's Machiavelli of gerrymandering.

Ralph Reed's Gamble

June 24, 2004

Bush To City: Drop Dead

April 1, 2004

The President vows to exploit New York City, not aid it.

More Bad Judges

January 8, 2004

Karl Rove's White House laboratory has shipped another batch of extremist nominees to the Senate for its members' consent, after not asking for their advice.

Why Estrada Went Down

September 11, 2003

American Rebels

July 2, 2003

The Judiciary Wars

May 15, 2003

How the Other Half Still Lives

February 27, 2003

There Is No Silver Lining

November 21, 2002

Plenty of Nothing in New York

October 24, 2002

The Right's Judicial Juggernaut

September 19, 2002

"Miguel Estrada is like a Stealth missile coming out of the right wing's deepest silo."

The Full Rudy: The Man, the Mayor, the Myth

May 30, 2002

Giuliani's record includes major accomplishments but also spectacular lapses.

The Senate's Fighting Liberal

March 7, 2002

Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.

The Meaning of Muhammad

January 17, 2002

The Shame of Boxing

October 25, 2001

The fighters are powerless workers in need of rights and justice.

Can Mark Green Heal NYC?

October 18, 2001