Bush Seeking New Discredited Ideas Bush Seeking New Discredited Ideas
The White House announced that the President has run out of his own bad ideas and is looking elsewhere for new ones, even if they don't make any sense.
Jul 11, 2007 / Eric Kenning
A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel
Shimon Dotan's documentary Hot House takes a candid and compelling look at Palestinians serving life terms in Israeli prisons.
Jun 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg
Vertical Disintegration Vertical Disintegration
A new take on Israel/Palestine: Could Israel's architecture be the solution to the insoluble disputes?
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / James Ron
The Iranian Impasse The Iranian Impasse
Five new books explore the failed progressive movements in Iran, and the dilemma the US left faces today.
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson
Nixon’s Broadway Revival Nixon’s Broadway Revival
Peter Morgan's new play is highly entertaining; Frank Langella's portrait of Nixon is brutally amusing; yet the play is historically inaccurate.
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Drew
Michael Moore’s Sicko Michael Moore’s Sicko
Michael Moore's healtcare documentary is less partisan, less outrageous--but more real--than anything he's done before.
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes
Blair Steps Down at Westminster (the Parliament, Not the Dog Show) Blair Steps Down at Westminster (the Parliament, Not the Dog Show)
How good a pup will Gordon Brown be?
Jun 27, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Who’s Afraid of History? Who’s Afraid of History?
Official Washington wants to avoid the "divisive ordeal" of looking at what went wrong in Iraq. But upcoming hearings for Admiral Michael Mullins' nomination as chairman of the Jo...
Jun 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stanley I. Kutler
The First Six Months of FDR The First Six Months of FDR
In just 180 days, FDR has managed to completely transform the office of the presidency.
Jun 21, 2007 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard
Anatomy of a Murder Anatomy of a Murder
Reviews of A Mighty Heart, Sicko, Czech Dream and Unborn in the USA.
Jun 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans