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The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon The Great American Witch Hunt: How Barry Bonds Became a Convicted Felon

Barry Bonds now faces ten years in prison after a trial that was an ugly, abhorrent farce. Witch hunt might be too kind a word.

Apr 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Yes Men, US Uncut Behind GE Hoax Yes Men, US Uncut Behind GE Hoax

The Yes Men and US Uncut were the groups behind a prank that falsely stated GE announced plans to return $3.2 billion that it received as a tax refund to the federal government as ...

Apr 13, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

How Socialists Built America

How Socialists Built America How Socialists Built America

The history of our nation has many rich and vibrant hues—some of them red.

Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

What Makes Life Good?

What Makes Life Good? What Makes Life Good?

Measurements of economic growth fail to capture many facets of well-being.

Apr 13, 2011 / Feature / Martha C. Nussbaum

Cuts Leave Young People With No Future to Win Cuts Leave Young People With No Future to Win

Paul Mason of the BBC called them “the graduates with no future.” They've been at the center of protest movements around the world, from Tunisia to Wisconsin.

Apr 13, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission’s Quest to Get Beyond GDP

The Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission’s Quest to Get Beyond GDP The Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission’s Quest to Get Beyond GDP

The Sarkozy commission advanced new ways of measuring progress—but hurdles remain.

Apr 13, 2011 / Feature / Eyal Press

Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings

Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings

The Cross of Redemption tells the story of James Baldwin as a working writer: casual, lax and preachy, but also honest, angry and brilliant.

Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman

History and Heartbreak: The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg History and Heartbreak: The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg wanted it all: books and music, sex and art, evening walks and the revolution. Her lover, Leo Jogiches, told her this was nonsense.

Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick

Before the Flood: Information Before the Information Age Before the Flood: Information Before the Information Age

Ann Blair’s Too Much to Know explains how across the centuries the profusion of information has always inspired readers to invent shortcuts to knowledge.

Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen

Puzzle No. 1628 Puzzle No. 1628

From the April 17, 1976, issue. Voting has closed for Frank Lewis’s replacement. Winner TBA.

Apr 13, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis

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