Un Ballon Est un Ballon Un Ballon Est un Ballon
In Flight of the Red Balloon, filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien takes on an unmistakably Parisian story with unbridled creative abandon.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The March The March
There were two or three stragglers who couldn't keep up
with the rest. I said to the captain, "What should we do about
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Tate
Stop the Violence Stop the Violence
Human Rights Watch reported on Monday that sexual violence in Darfur continues to be a constant threat for women and girls. According to HRW, the vast majority of crimes against w...
Apr 9, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Man Out of Time Man Out of Time
In Hari Kunzru's captivating new novel My Revolutions, a former anti-Vietnam terrorist is dredged up after half a lifetime underground.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Where Now? Let’s Go! Where Now? Let’s Go!
The nonsensical funhouse of Donald Barthelme's fiction celebrates the cosmic joke of life and the pathos of grappling with it.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
“Half Devil and Half Child” “Half Devil and Half Child”
Petraeus today on the Iraqi government: Assisting the new Iraqi government is like teaching a young child how to ride a bicycle, Petraeus observed, noting the United States is "t...
Apr 9, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test
The Colombia Free Trade Agreement is best summed up as a proposal to formalize U.S. support for the assassination of labor union organizers by death squads, impoverishment of work...
Apr 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Painful Performance Painful Performance
By urging lawmakers to stay the course in Iraq, General David Petraeus remained loyal to his President, but failed the American people.
Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Rush to Pass This Bill Rush to Pass This Bill
Today, while Congress listens to the latest spin from the Bush Administration on "democracy building" in Iraq, an important pro-democracy effort continues to be waged at home by R...
Apr 8, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and… Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and…
Sure, Arizona Senator John McCain's campaign may still be selling him as some kind of "maverick" or "independent thinker" -- and most of the media may still be buying that ridicul...
Apr 8, 2008 / John Nichols