The End of the Jerry Lewis Telethon—It’s About Time The End of the Jerry Lewis Telethon—It’s About Time
A great day for people with disabilities.
Sep 2, 2011 / Jon Wiener
The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste) The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste)
South Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes—or to work in the tomato fields.
Jul 27, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Gary Shteyngart Interview—The Future, With Fox Prime Ultra and the Bipartisan Party: A Super Sad True Love Story Gary Shteyngart Interview—The Future, With Fox Prime Ultra and the Bipartisan Party: A Super Sad True Love Story
A novelist imagines politics in “the near future.”
Jul 18, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Carmageddon in LA: Closing the 405 Freeway This Weekend Carmageddon in LA: Closing the 405 Freeway This Weekend
The only thing that cuts freeway traffic is unemployment. It’s not really worth it.
Jul 14, 2011 / Jon Wiener
John Lennon: NOT a Closet Republican John Lennon: NOT a Closet Republican
Right-wing blogs are excited about a report today that in Lennon's last days he was “a closet Republican.” That seems unlikely.
Jun 29, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned Bay of Pigs, 50 Years Later: The Lessons Kennedy Never Learned
JFK failed to defeat Fidel; then he needed to prove his “toughness” somewhere else.
Apr 18, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Bob Dylan in Beijing: No Sellout Bob Dylan in Beijing: No Sellout
Dylan sang about a place “where the executioner's face is always well hidden”—you could call that “political.”
Apr 14, 2011 / Jon Wiener
NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots
A tale of journalistic cowardice.
Apr 10, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Wisconsin’s Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact Wisconsin’s Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact
Why are the Republicans going after a history professor who calls himself a “centrist”?
Mar 28, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Elizabeth Taylor, Al Jazeera and the Raid on Entebbe Elizabeth Taylor, Al Jazeera and the Raid on Entebbe
How a Hollywood star offered herself in a hostage trade.
Mar 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener