The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’ The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’
Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.
Nov 6, 2008 / The Colbert Report
The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman
Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin's enchanted A Christmas Tale and Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synedoche, New York.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Unreal City: Rilke’s Phantasmagoric Fiction Unreal City: Rilke’s Phantasmagoric Fiction
An appraisal of Rainer Maria Rilke's novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Lytal
Bloodstained Ghosts: The Children of Revolutionary France Bloodstained Ghosts: The Children of Revolutionary France
Robert Gildea examines France between the revolution and World War I.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
Between Reticence and Revelation: Bishop’s and Lowell’s Letters Between Reticence and Revelation: Bishop’s and Lowell’s Letters
Reading the letters of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach
It’s the Solution, Not the Problem It’s the Solution, Not the Problem
Faith-based claims about the dangers of big government do not stand up to the evidence.
Nov 6, 2008 / Feature / Jeff Madrick
How to End the Recession How to End the Recession
The economy needs a shot of public investment--and if it's green, the payoff will be greatest.
Nov 6, 2008 / Feature / Robert Pollin
Sayonara, Sarah Sayonara, Sarah
God's gift to journalism--and to feminism.
Nov 6, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Thank You Mr. Greenspan, Thank You Mr. Bush Thank You Mr. Greenspan, Thank You Mr. Bush
Obama will face a bruising engagement with reality in the months ahead.
Nov 6, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Antitheft Devices Antitheft Devices
2008 will go down as a year activists were able to keep a rotten electoral system honest.
Nov 6, 2008 / Andrew Gumbel