Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka? Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka?
Decades of civil war have all but destroyed once-progressive Sri Lanka. Now that the army is closing in on Tamil rebels, what chance is there for real peace now?
Jan 6, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
BookExpo 2012, Los Angeles BookExpo 2012, Los Angeles
The hottest titles exorcise ghosts from our political past.
Jan 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Will Heinrich
In Gaza, the War of ’48 Continues In Gaza, the War of ’48 Continues
Israel must decide, once and for all, which path it will take: reach a courageous resolution to the conflict, or prolong it indefinitely.
Jan 6, 2009 / Akiva Eldar
Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer
These groups can help.
Jan 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Week Ahead The Week Ahead
I decided to bike to work on Capitol Hill yesterday because I wanted to survey the city, now playing host to the President-elect, and I have to say (maybe I'm projecting) there w...
Jan 6, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder didn't have it in him to tell the story behind Don Binam's alcoholic binge as it appeared in the novel--that he'd had a homosexual affair in college.
Jan 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / James Agee
Panetta? Ummmmm… Well….. Panetta? Ummmmm… Well…..
For an agency whose job it is not to be surprised, nearly everything seems to surprise the CIA these days. So it's not surprising that the agency was surprised by the choice of Le...
Jan 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Norma Rae Norma Rae
While no flying nun, Salley Field is no less than heavenly as a wife and mother, organizing her fellow workers in a Southern textile factory.
Jan 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Altercation Begins January 8 Altercation Begins January 8
Is this the right room for an argument? Monty Python's funnymen famously asked. It's the right room, but it's not ready yet Eric Alterman's blog, Altercation, takes up residence...
Jan 5, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Puzzle No. 3153 Puzzle No. 3153
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1 and 12 Stories of the 5? Rather a Code of Military Justice. (8,2,3)
Jan 5, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis