Onderdunk Road Onderdunk Road
from the Iroquois Museum came the story of a sky woman who fell thru the clouds and was caught by geese who set her down on a turtle’s back. Thus, people came on Bear Road there were no bears on Schoolhouse Road only a swamp on the state highway freight trucks roared past us for half a mile and on Red Barn Road somebody had recently painted a barn red and there the mud-covered cows charged toward us and waited for a word at the hot-wired fence we told them we meant Helios no offense weeping willow trees were always close to houses while lichen-covered, crag-wrinkled trees had faces to be seen, recognized on them all these barns with roofs sagging like wet paper tear themselves down by decay unstitched nails pop from buckled walls under which the white ash and maple sprout when we came down from the hill where fog enshrouded us rushing water in culverts was loud but invisible
Jun 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bouchard
Contemplating the Republican Presidential Field, Late-Night Comics Lament Contemplating the Republican Presidential Field, Late-Night Comics Lament
So Trump is out. We’ve lost our best buffoon— We’ll surely miss that gaseous air balloon. Oh sure, there’s Newt. Though Newt jokes once were great, They’re getting old. He’s past his sell-by date. Chris Christie was the one we hoped they’d draft. Yes, in our fondest daydreams people laughed As we eyed Christie’s body, fore and aft, Comparing him to William Howard Taft. But Christie has insisted he’ll not run. Is anybody left who’s any fun? Oh Lord, please hear our prayers. We’re on our knees. At least just leave us Sarah Palin—please.
Jun 1, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill
Unlike grassroots efforts to recall Republican state senators over their support for Governor Walker's anti-labor bill, efforts by Republicans to recall Democratic state senators m...
Jun 1, 2011 / The Ed Show
A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal
President Obama has been strangely silent in the debt ceiling debate, leaving only the increasingly radical demands of the Tea Party to be heard. What's next?
Jun 1, 2011 / George Zornick
GOP Obstructionism Reaches New Heights GOP Obstructionism Reaches New Heights
Republicans are using every trick in the book to prevent the confirmation of well-qualified Obama administration nominees.
Jun 1, 2011 / Ari Berman
Repression in the United Arab Emirates Repression in the United Arab Emirates
Both the University of Paris-Sorbonne and NYU, which have branches in Abu Dhabi, have refused to speak out against the crackdown.
Jun 1, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman
WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day
The US Embassy aided Levi’s, Hanes contractors in their fight against an increase in Haiti’s minimum wage.
Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files
How the US tried—and failed—to scuttle a Venezuelan oil deal even though it would bring huge benefits to Haiti's impoverished people.
Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives
Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves
What was Timothy Geithner thinking when he decided to give Goldman Sachs a $30 billion interest-free loan as part of an $80 billion secret float to favored banks?
Jun 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign
Herman Cain’s candidacy is a cautionary tale against the simplistic racial reasoning that has dominated American political discourse.
Jun 1, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry