Frank Sinatra: His Way Frank Sinatra: His Way
The bell ring-a-ding-dings for Ol' Blue Eyes
Jun 15, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener
Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary
This spring is the 40th anniversary of the Harvard strike, one of the iconic moments of 1960s student protest, but -- strangely -- the only notice thus far has been in the "Op...
May 18, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Disaster in Dodgertown: Manny is Banned for 50 Games Disaster in Dodgertown: Manny is Banned for 50 Games
Somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; but there is no joy in Dodgertown: mighty Manny has struck out. Manny Ramirez, the baseball superstar who led Los Angeles...
May 8, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU
Louisiana State University is firing a leading hurricane scientist who was scheduled to testify as an expert witness in a case against the Army Corps of Engineers for their pre-Kat...
Apr 14, 2009 / Jon Wiener
South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds
On a recent visit to a state whose Republican governor rejected $700 million in federal stimulus funds, I got a sense of how deep the economic slide has been. Myrtle Beach, South ...
Mar 30, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind. Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind.
The AIG bailout bonuses were "Obama's Katrina Moment" -- that's what Frank Rich argued in his New York Times column on Sunday. Just three days later that seems like a ri...
Mar 25, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama Takes Fight to Southern Calif. GOP Obama Takes Fight to Southern Calif. GOP
When Barack Obama appeared on Wednesday at a town hall-style event at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Southern California, he was challenging the Republicans in their historic hea...
Mar 19, 2009 / Jon Wiener
AIG’s “Best and Brightest” AIG’s “Best and Brightest”
"We cannot attract and retain the best and brightest talent," AIG says, unless they pay those bonuses -- $165 million. Barney Frank had the best and brightest reply: on ...
Mar 17, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Stop the Presses? Stop the Presses?
"It's time to stop the presses" at daily newspapers, and turn them into online-only publications – that's what former L.A. Times staffer Rick Wartzman says. Writin...
Mar 12, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Opening the Files on Bush’s Secrets Opening the Files on Bush’s Secrets
Freedom of Information wish list: What did Treasury do with the TARP money? Who authorized torture? Plus, warrantless wiretap targets, FEMA's Katrina records and White House e-mail...
Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener