Noted. Noted.
Robert Gates admits that Blackwater is in Pakistan; Air America signs off.
Jan 28, 2010 / The Editors
A Cold Day in Washington A Cold Day in Washington
A freeze on discretionary spending may poll well, but it endorses ignorance of how the federal government spends its money.
Jan 28, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Democracy Inc. Democracy Inc.
The Citizens United campaign finance decision makes it possible for the nation's most powerful economic interests to manipulate not just individual electoral contests but political...
Jan 28, 2010 / The Editors
Geithner’s AIG Bailout Geithner’s AIG Bailout
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was summoned to testify before the House yesterday to answer two questions: why did he sign off on AIG paying full value on insurance for bad as...
Jan 28, 2010 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Under Siege: On Emma Williams Under Siege: On Emma Williams
A poignant memoir about life in the occupied territories during the second intifada.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Charles Glass
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Joseph Stiglitz's Freefall, Mark Weiss's The Whole Island and Robert Darnton's The Case for Books.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Ghostly Demarcations: On Ramon Fernandez Ghostly Demarcations: On Ramon Fernandez
The novelist Dominique Fernandez struggles to understand his father's years as a Nazi collaborator.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan
Telling It Slant: On J.M. Coetzee Telling It Slant: On J.M. Coetzee
J.M. Coetzee's Summertime and the fictions of self-deception.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
Governor Meg Whitman? Governor Meg Whitman?
Katrina vanden Heuvel sits on a panel questioning GOP frontrunner, Meg Whitman, on her bid for California's gubernatorial seat.
Jan 28, 2010 / MSNBC
Extracting Recovery, Too? Extracting Recovery, Too?
Yesterday it was security, today's it's recovery: another nifty, ubiquitous word that means a whole lot of different things to different people.
Jan 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders