A Puzzler’s Puzzler: On Frank W. Lewis A Puzzler’s Puzzler: On Frank W. Lewis
Lewis was a true Renaissance man, a lover of music, history, literature, language, botany, geography, sports, boating, cards—the list is endless—all of which enliven hi...
Dec 2, 2010 / Judith Long
Noted. Noted.
James North on Haiti, John Nichols on the Working Families Party
Dec 2, 2010 / Various Contributors
Motel-land Motel-land
For Americans teetering on the edge of poverty, in other rooms there are other trials.
Dec 2, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski
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