MLK-Inauguration Challenge MLK-Inauguration Challenge
I love the idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of community service rather than a day to shop for bargains on mattresses and sweaters. The USA Service website lists ...
Jan 17, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
A Night at the Opera A Night at the Opera
How many people can you stuff in a stateroom the size of a steamer trunk? At least twelve, apparently.
Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Mark Van Doren
Prelude to an Inaugural Prelude to an Inaugural
A modest proposal of words Barack Obama might say when he takes the oath of office in Washington on Tuesday.
Jan 17, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
A Very Different 100 Days A Very Different 100 Days
Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.
Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman
Detroit’s Impaired Vision Detroit’s Impaired Vision
In the end, it wasn't shoddy products or high wages that put the US auto industry on the ropes. It was a failure to innovate for global markets.
Jan 17, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
Bank of America: Bad for America Bank of America: Bad for America
How much did the Bank of America contribute to the housing crisis and what has changed since the firm received bailout money? Not much.
Jan 16, 2009 / Brave New Films
Van Jones and the Green Revolution Van Jones and the Green Revolution
Van Jones, President of Green for All and a Nation contributor, came to DC on Thursday to talk to the House Select Committee on EnergyIndependence and Global Warming about a Gree...
Jan 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
"Badges, we don't need no stinkin' badges." Who said one of the most famous lines in film history? As it turns out, nobody.
Jan 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / James Agee
Protesters Demand Peace in Gaza Protesters Demand Peace in Gaza
Opponents of the attacks on Gaza gather in New York City to express their anger, grief and desire for peace.
Jan 16, 2009 / Brett Story
Gaza Notebook Gaza Notebook
Israel's assault on Gaza is radicalizing mainstream Muslim opinion. And regardless how this war ends, Hamas will likely emerge a more powerful force than before.
Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Fawaz A. Gerges