In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity In Our Orbit: A Tolerance for Ambiguity
In The Good Spy, Kai Bird documents the life of CIA agent Robert Ames, a sincere and unlikely mediator in the Middle East.
Jul 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Cecilia D’Anastasio
Letters Letters
Drugs: equal opportunity destroyer… St. Nick to the rescue!… rape on campus… the left and the NRA… climate justice, Texas style… Joyce: a class by himself… a picture = 1,000 words
Jul 29, 2014 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3332 Puzzle No. 3332
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Jul 29, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate Why It Matters That Norman Finkelstein Just Got Arrested Outside the Israeli Consulate
Passionate American opposition to Israeli policy has rarely been more important.
Jul 29, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy How Partisanship Could Save Iran Diplomacy
Efforts to kill nuclear talks with Iran are only coming from Republicans. That helps Obama.
Jul 29, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Governor Cuomo Should Debate Primary Challenger Zephyr Teachout Governor Cuomo Should Debate Primary Challenger Zephyr Teachout
New York’s governor should accept the Democratic challenger’s proposal for debates about corruption—and more.
Jul 29, 2014 / John Nichols
At Aspen GOP Governors Forum, It’s Still Your Grandfather’s Republican Party At Aspen GOP Governors Forum, It’s Still Your Grandfather’s Republican Party
Not much evidence of reform-mindedness as Chris Christie, Scott Walker et al. defend tax cuts and austerity.
Jul 29, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How One Unlikely Rodent Is Saving the American West—and Perhaps the Planet How One Unlikely Rodent Is Saving the American West—and Perhaps the Planet
If we want to construct a healthy and resilient world for ourselves and our fellow creatures, we could learn a thing or two from the beaver—who’s already doing just tha...
Jul 29, 2014 / Chip Ward
Building a Progressive Alternative to ALEC Building a Progressive Alternative to ALEC
Progressives need a counterweight to the ALEC, one built and operated with progressive values in mind. And soon, we might have one.
Jul 29, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza Don’t Worry, the ‘Grown-Ups’ Will Deal With Gaza
As the ‘grown-ups’ in Jerusalem and Washington sort out the situation in Gaza, children keep getting killed.
Jul 29, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow