In Congo Square: Colonial New Orleans In Congo Square: Colonial New Orleans
Two new books uncover the colonial origins and musical roots of New Orleans.
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Meddling in Kenya’s Elections Meddling in Kenya’s Elections
Will Obama change US Africa policy?
Dec 10, 2008 / Feature / Karen Rothmyer
Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word
The case for public ownership.
Dec 10, 2008 / Feature / André Schiffrin
A Crime Against Society A Crime Against Society
Rape destroyed the social fabric of Congo. Women are trying to repair it.
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