Return of the Birthers Return of the Birthers
It’s not just Trump. As the election heats up, they’re back with a vengence.
May 30, 2012 / Ben Adler
We Are All Québécois! We Are All Québécois!
This is what international solidarity looks like.
May 30, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Mind the Gap: London’s Olympic Games Are Falling Down Mind the Gap: London’s Olympic Games Are Falling Down
The Olympic Torch is not the most noteworthy thing passed from Greece to London. It’s the looming struggle against austerity.
May 30, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Occupy Court Updates: More Cases Dismissed, Librarians Sue Over Destroyed Books Occupy Court Updates: More Cases Dismissed, Librarians Sue Over Destroyed Books
More legal victories for the Occupy Wall Street movement.
May 30, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
John Q. Public Trying to Determine Where he Fits on the Political Spectrum in America John Q. Public Trying to Determine Where he Fits on the Political Spectrum in America
A Mr. Fish cartoon.
May 30, 2012 / Mr. Fish
Xerxes’s Nukes Xerxes’s Nukes
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Iran’s long wait for nuclear weapons.
May 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Donald Trump Actually Trying to Hurt Mitt Romney? Is Donald Trump Actually Trying to Hurt Mitt Romney?
In his own mind, Trump has already made President Obama kneel before him. Why not whip the presumptive Republican nominee into shape, too?
May 30, 2012 / Leslie Savan
The Amazon Effect The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael Naumann
Search Gets Lost Search Gets Lost
Why does Amazon now have customers do the search chores it used to do for them, and in innovative ways?
May 29, 2012 / Feature / Anthony Grafton