The Pragmatist The Pragmatist
We get it. He's pragmatic. But what does that mean--politically and philosophically?
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes
Jules and Jim Jules and Jim
Henri-Pierre Roche's novel about three friends during World War I was long out of print until François Truffaut turned it into a landmark of the French New Wave.
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
On the Auctioning Off of Barack Obama’s Senate Seat On the Auctioning Off of Barack Obama’s Senate Seat
The smartest guys in the room.
Dec 10, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Poem Including History Poem Including History
A curb the color of nausea. Parking lot gravel splintered with glass, dog shit, receipts. Storage sheds--a row of lamp-lit doors deepening as dusk thickens. Now, night, they're all that's left and traffic's excuse for music moving through the room.
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Massey
The Blagojevich Moment The Blagojevich Moment
It is absolutely mind boggling to read of the pay-to-play corruption gone wild in the indictment against Governor Rod Blagojevich -- from withholding money for a children's hospit...
Dec 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Chicago Striker Speaks Out Chicago Striker Speaks Out
A labor organizer from Chicago sheds light on the ongoing protest for wages owed to Republic Windows and Doors workers.
Dec 10, 2008 / GRITtv
Obama’s Ross: Our Loss Obama’s Ross: Our Loss
There's a lot of buzz -- much of it generated by AIPAC, WINEP, and other parts of the Israel lobby, and a lot of it, no doubt, by Ross himself -- that hawkish Dennis Ross is going...
Dec 10, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Socialism for the Rich Socialism for the Rich
Two presidents named Bush--aided by Bill Clinton--brought corporate socialism to America. Getting out of the mess they make requires much more than bailouts.
Dec 10, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Building for the Future Building for the Future
An activist calls for engaging youth in political life beyond the election.
Dec 10, 2008 / Supriya Pillai