A Warrior for Workers A Warrior for Workers
When the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor decided in 2000 that it would stop giving "rubber stamp" backing to disappointing Democrats, the federation's dynamic leader at the...
Dec 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama’s Wrong Turn on Trade Obama’s Wrong Turn on Trade
Barack Obama's decision to nominate former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to serve as the next U.S. Trade Representative is deeply unsettling for those who hoped the president-elect would ...
Dec 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations
Rep. John Conyers expressed concern and a California activist group called for investigations of vigilante violence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Dec 18, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Modern Times Modern Times
This was supposed to be Charlie Chaplin's first talkie, but he wisely realized that to preserve the charm of the Little Tramp, he also had to preserve the silence.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mark Van Doren
Atlantic City Atlantic City
Aging numbers-man Burt Lancaster yearns for the day when even the Atlantic Ocean "was something."
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Preston Sturges received two Oscar nominations for 1944 films. This was one of them--even though it was written on the fly as it was being filmed.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Agee
Reading in an Age of Depression Reading in an Age of Depression
An editor ponders the publishing industry meltdown--and the precarious future of books.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt
New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Institute
Butter Over Guns Butter Over Guns
In a recent post, Todd Gitlin rightly calls out "the huge missing argument in Washington" against 54% of our discretionary spending going to the military budget -- and that doesn'...
Dec 18, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s Hawk Obama’s Hawk
When Obama needs a hammer, National Security Adviser James Jones will provide one.
Dec 17, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss