Rights, Not Raids Rights, Not Raids
Clearer rights for immigrants and jobs for workers hard-hit by the recession will go a long way to reduce competition and fear.
Apr 29, 2009 / David Bacon and Bill Ong Hing
Obama’s First 100 Days Obama’s First 100 Days
So far, there's much to be optimistic about. But the bank bailout and Afghanistan policy are cause for continued concern.
Apr 29, 2009 / The Editors
Better Living Through Torture Better Living Through Torture
I should have been a member of the torture creative class, because now I would be having a good life.
Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
King of the Hate Business King of the Hate Business
With haters on the wane, what will the hate-seekers do?
Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The L-word: Senator Specter Changes Trains The L-word: Senator Specter Changes Trains
In my new biography of I.F. Stone, legendary investigative journalist and one-time Washington correspondent for this magazine, I occasionally use the term "liberal&quo...
Apr 29, 2009 / D.D. Guttenplan
National Poetry Month Meets Obama’s 100 Days National Poetry Month Meets Obama’s 100 Days
I hope you find these apt, and capable of serving two ends--a celebration of good poetry, a reflection on 100 days. 1. Days-- Philip Larkin What are days for?Days are where ...
Apr 29, 2009 / Zephyr Teachout
Pure Cinema: New Films by Celan, Zonca and Jarmusch Pure Cinema: New Films by Celan, Zonca and Jarmusch
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys, Erick Zonca's Julia, Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control.
Apr 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp
Georgi Stoev plundered his past in the Bulgarian mob to write a series of popular pulp novels. The mob found them good enough for him to die for.
Apr 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Dimiter Kenarov
Vive la Revolution? Vive la Revolution?
The far left in France is staging a comeback. But can it seize power?
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Marc Perelman