Governor Gone Wild: Blagojevich Busted Governor Gone Wild: Blagojevich Busted
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a scandal-plagued Democrat who among other things was preparing to appoint a senatorial successor to President-elect Barack Obama, was arrested ...
Dec 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Iraq Interrogator: ‘I Never Saw Coercive Methods Pay Off’ Iraq Interrogator: ‘I Never Saw Coercive Methods Pay Off’
Matthew Alexander, an Air Force vet and interrogator based in Iraq, tells Jon Stewart he's "never seen coercive methods pay off."
Dec 9, 2008 / The Daily Show
To Spend or Not to Spend? To Spend or Not to Spend?
One day after the government reported the worst hemorrhaging of jobs in a month since 1974 -- with 533,000 jobs lost in November -- President-elect Barack Obama revealed aspects o...
Dec 9, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater Justice, of a Sort, for Blackwater
Federal charges are filed against Blackwater guards accused of killing and maiming Iraqi civilians. But the company continues to operate in Iraq and its executives escape scrutiny.
Dec 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Psycho Psycho
Janet Leigh says she hasn't taken a shower since, but the notion of motherhood took a bath.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Reds Reds
Warren Beatty's epic about the life and death of American radical journalist John Reed.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Midnight Cowboy Midnight Cowboy
Fred Neil's haunting song, "Everybody's Talkin'" sets the mood for this tragic buddy movie.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
MASH MASH
The movie may have been set in Korea, but Robert Altman clearly had Vietnam in mind when he made this satire of the American military.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Manhattan Manhattan
The black and white cinematography of Gordon Willis and the music of George Gershwin make for a pitch-perfect valentine to the Big Apple.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Lyndon Johnson gave this Oscar-winning documentary its title and, with his escalation of the war in Vietnam, its purpose.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch