Troubled AIPAC Meets, but Its Influence Wanes Troubled AIPAC Meets, but Its Influence Wanes
The Israel lobby lost big on Iran sanctions in January, and now it faces a huge challenge with the coming Obama-Kerry peace plan.
Mar 5, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Dread and Wonder Dread and Wonder
The unflinching fiction of Ludmilla Petrushevskaya.
Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
I, Diet I, Diet
out of this world & out of time & out of love & out of mind & out of the pan & out of butter, out of anger & out of mother, out of the cradle & out of pocket, out of space & out of cash & out of change & out of sight & out of range & force of habit & out of oil & out of whack & out of water & Damascus, out of courtesy & out of shock & out of duty & out of turn & out of tune & out of line & out of the ground & out of his gourd & out of all the possible solutions, out of the ashes & conviction
Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Anna Maria Hong
Against the Grain Against the Grain
Elizabeth Fenn, the Mandans and a renaissance in historical writing.
Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard White
Ball of Fire Ball of Fire
The life and unvarnished style of Barbara Stanwyck.
Mar 4, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
Puzzle No. 3316 Puzzle No. 3316
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Mar 4, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
President Obama Extends a Hand to Young Men and Boys of Color. What About Girls? President Obama Extends a Hand to Young Men and Boys of Color. What About Girls?
Like their male counterparts, black and Latina girls and young women suffer from striking racial disparities in education and income.
Mar 4, 2014 / Dani McClain
Rand Paul and Eric Holder Might Actually Get Something Important Done in Washington by Working Together Rand Paul and Eric Holder Might Actually Get Something Important Done in Washington by Working Together
The unlikely allies are leading a push to reform sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenders.
Mar 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How Christie Built the Port Authority ‘Slush Fund’ How Christie Built the Port Authority ‘Slush Fund’
Two former PA officials describe the “climate of fear” inside the bi-state agency.
Mar 4, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss