Sweatin’ to the Koran Sweatin’ to the Koran

What do burqas, Osama and fascism have to do with six hours of man-free exercise time at Harvard?

Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Phil Donahue’s War Phil Donahue’s War

His new documentary is breaking the taboo that says Americans cannot stomach the reality of the Iraq War.

Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

The Torture Memo The Torture Memo

How could two really smart government lawyers authorize torture in arguments that have no foundation in law?

Apr 9, 2008 / Stephen Gillers

Mark Penn Must Go Mark Penn Must Go

Mark Penn's quasi-demotion is too little, too late.

Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors

Neocon NATO Delusions Neocon NATO Delusions

The Bush Administration's mission to transform NATO promises to do great damage to international peace and cooperation.

Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors

Washington at War Washington at War

The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.

Apr 9, 2008 / The Editors

Spots, Smudges and Glitter Spots, Smudges and Glitter

A tour of the New York art galleries reveals a number of talented artists exploring the possibilities of "bad" representational painting.

Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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