Is the Death Penalty Dying? Is the Death Penalty Dying?
New Jersey abolished the death penalty this week. Is this the beginning of a new trend?
Jan 10, 2008 / The Nation
Bugalú Sounds Bugalú Sounds
If you're curious to learn more about the bugalú, check out these five albums.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
How Do You Like Me Now? How Do You Like Me Now?
If Hillary wants Americans to like her, she should start doing the things Americans like.
Jan 10, 2008 / Annabelle Gurwitch
Boogaloo Nights Boogaloo Nights
A new generation rediscovers the freewheeling rhythms of the Nuyorican bugalú.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
A Hard Man A Hard Man
Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful There Will Be Blood pits an oil baron against a preacher in an epic contest of wills.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Battle Pieces Battle Pieces
In This Republic of Suffering, historian Drew Gilpin Faust strips from the Civil War any purpose beyond massive slaughter.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
United We Scam United We Scam
Two new books profile the generation of counterfeiters and con men who sprouted up in Jacksonian-era America.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
Repress U Repress U
Surveillance 101: Big Brother goes to college.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Scars and Stripes Scars and Stripes
Liberia's former child soldiers deserve more than the empty promises the world has given them.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Ruthie Ackerman
The Voter ID Fraud The Voter ID Fraud
The conservatives ensconced on the Supreme Court are set to uphold draconian ID requirements on voters that will redefine electoral politics in America.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Garrett Epps