The CIA: A Law Unto Itself The CIA: A Law Unto Itself

The latest WikiLeaks dump has revealed that the CIA is conducting criminal operations. And no one seems to care.

Dec 2, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Save the Children? Save the Children?

Adoption has become a form of trafficking in and of itself.

Dec 2, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

‘Tis the Season, Continued ‘Tis the Season, Continued

Alterman continues his holiday gift giving guidance with reviews along the way, while Ltc. Bob reminisces on a military past and present.

Dec 2, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Fed’s ‘Backdoor Bailout’ Provided $3.3 Trillion in Loans to Banks, Corporations Fed’s ‘Backdoor Bailout’ Provided $3.3 Trillion in Loans to Banks, Corporations

Audit reveals the scope of "emergency" loans. Bernie Sanders wants to know if  "secret Fed loans turned out to be direct corporate welfare to big banks." I...

Dec 2, 2010 / John Nichols

Memo to Lebron: When You Return to Cleveland, Wear the Black Hat Memo to Lebron: When You Return to Cleveland, Wear the Black Hat

Lebron James finally returns to Cleveland where he can expect a world of hate. He should embrace it.

Dec 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin

The Maximalist: On Vasily Grossman The Maximalist: On Vasily Grossman

Vasily Grossman's Everything Flows is a searching and humane investigation of the totalitarian condition.

Dec 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jochen Hellbeck

A Traveler’s Tale: On Patrick Leigh Fermor A Traveler’s Tale: On Patrick Leigh Fermor

Patrick Leigh Fermor's fifty-year correspondence with Deborah Devonshire reads like an accidental memoir of a disappearing world.

Dec 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Wes Davis

‘History is the soft medium…’ ‘History is the soft medium…’

Dec 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Kunin

Worlds of Wonder Worlds of Wonder

The King's Speech, The Illusionist, Black Swan

Dec 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Puzzle No. 1612 Puzzle No. 1612

This puzzle originally appeared in the December 20, 1975, issue.

Dec 1, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis