CNN Un-Dobbed! CNN Un-Dobbed!
"So the haters have Fox, the lovers who are afraid to be hurt again have MSNBC, but what about all the people who watched the speech and found it too straightforward and under...
Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan
Ron Unz, Latinos, Liberals, and Scholarship Ron Unz, Latinos, Liberals, and Scholarship
I was not surprised by "HisPANIC: the Myth of Immigrant Crime," Ron Unz's article in The American Conservative showing that Latinos in the US have a crime rate no higher...
Feb 11, 2010 / Katha Pollitt
Puzzle No. 811 Puzzle No. 811
ACROSS
1 Skate, for example, expected to be quiet. (6)
Feb 10, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
‘Goldman Chief’s $9 Million Bonus Seen by Some as Show of Restraint’ ‘Goldman Chief’s $9 Million Bonus Seen by Some as Show of Restraint’
Blankfein's bonus: too petite?
Feb 10, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover
The "I will mess you up" Senator is what Keith Olbermann is now calling Al Franken. He also added that "orientation" for Minnesota's Senator is now over.
Feb 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit
Obama's healthcare summit is a delay tactic--it's what happens after, when someone steps up to steer the bill, that counts.
Feb 10, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Wall Street Wants a Refund Wall Street Wants a Refund
"Buyer's remorse" is the way John Cornyn, the Senate Republicans' fundraiser, gleefully refers to Wall Street moguls' current disenchantment with the US president they th...
Feb 10, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School
Va. school system's censoring of Anne Frank's Diary raises questions of when, if ever, it's appropriate to restrict books in schools.
Feb 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Pledge to Save Journalism Pledge to Save Journalism
All that guff you're hearing about the importance of public service reporting that's insulated from the influence of corporate advertisers? It's not guff -- as ABC TV affiliates in...
Feb 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders