Kristof’s Modest Proposal Kristof’s Modest Proposal
Nicholas Kristof had a fine proposal in his column yesterday: if Congress fails to pass health care reform by the end of the year, he argued, its members should agree to become tru...
Oct 9, 2009 / Eyal Press
Are We the Twenty-First Century Martians? Are We the Twenty-First Century Martians?
Should President Obama and General McChrystal read the 111-year-old novel, The War of the Worlds?
Oct 9, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Are You Represented By a “Public Option Senators” Are You Represented By a “Public Option Senators”
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, a health care reform champion who has (along with Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller) led the fight for a robust public ...
Oct 9, 2009 / John Nichols
The Aspirational Nobel The Aspirational Nobel
I woke up, read the New York Times website and thought I had come to the Onion instead. I hit refresh. Still there: "Obama Wins Nobel for Diplomacy." Maybe this is one of...
Oct 9, 2009 / Richard Kim
Honduran Coup Regime in Crisis Honduran Coup Regime in Crisis
Those who seized power in June have polarized society, delegitimized political institutions and empowered social movements.
Oct 9, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America Reflections on a Decade of Civic Revolutions in Latin America
Having concluded that US and IMF/World Bank prescriptions failed their region, a new generation of leaders seek economic and social development through homegrown strategies.
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Antonio Gonzalez and Miguel Tinker Salas
Sea of Heartbreak Sea of Heartbreak
We've got a new Think Again column called "CBS and Dan Rather--Doing theRight's Dirty Work," and it's here. My Nation column, "Where have you gone, William Safire?" is here. ...
Oct 8, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Baffled Dignity Baffled Dignity
Alain Resnais's Wild Grass and Margot Benacerraf's Araya.
Oct 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
End-of-Self Help End-of-Self Help
Is the task of philosophy "to learn how to die," or to teach that there is no such thing as a good death?
Oct 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Provan
Beyond Rescue Beyond Rescue
The campaign against forced prostitution works when it addresses victims' needs.
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew