Good News From Romania? Good News From Romania?
12:08 East of Bucharest is a hilariously bleak film set on the sixteenth anniversary of Romania's revolution.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
There Is No Natural Death There Is No Natural Death
In the Iliad, there is no natural death--
everything comes about by intent
as if the pulse and very breath
we take were something meant
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
Chinese Mirrors Chinese Mirrors
China has become like Israel: No matter the party, no matter the leader, the US government will defend its actions.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Coming to America Coming to America
The US guest-worker program has locked thousands in a modern-day form of indentured servitude.
Jun 7, 2007 / Feature / Felicia Mello
The New Atheists The New Atheists
An increasingly outspoken community of atheists and agnostics is getting fed up with being marginalized, ignored and insulted.
Jun 7, 2007 / Feature / Ronald Aronson
Divining Demeanor Divining Demeanor
The latest Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty will give prosecutors huge latitude to pick jurors who enthusiastically embrace capital punishment.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Tough Luck, Ladies Tough Luck, Ladies
The Roberts Court rules that six months into being screwed by your boss, pay discrimination is your own damn fault.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dissidents Against Dogma Dissidents Against Dogma
Even more contrarian thinking about global warming.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Alberto Gonzales Is Still at His Post Alberto Gonzales Is Still at His Post
Don't worry, he's got it all under control.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Farewell, Tony and Carm Farewell, Tony and Carm
As we begin our final hour with Tony Soprano and his two families, it's hard not to feel a familiar sense of loss.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser