Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Tsuris Over Chutzpah Tsuris Over Chutzpah

Cambridge, Mass.

Aug 11, 2005 / Jon Wiener and Alan M. Dershowitz

Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning

Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Israeli Boycott: A Mistake Israeli Boycott: A Mistake

The British Association of University Teachers should overturn its boycott of Israeli academics.

May 19, 2005 / Jon Wiener

LA’s New Latino Mayor LA’s New Latino Mayor

Villaraigosa could make political history not just for his city, but for the country.

May 18, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener

Dreams and Delusions Dreams and Delusions

California inspires people to think big, and to write big books. Take, for example, Kevin Starr.

Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Cancer, Chemicals and History Cancer, Chemicals and History

Companies try to discredit the experts.

Jan 20, 2005 / Feature / Jon Wiener

Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004 Rocking the Youth Vote–From 1972 to 2004

Lennon spoke out then, as Springsteen speaks out now.

Oct 7, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener

LA’s Liberty Vote LA’s Liberty Vote

Jon Wiener is on the board of the Liberty Hill Foundation.

Sep 30, 2004 / Jon Wiener

Not Necessarily the First Lady Not Necessarily the First Lady

Nancy and Ronald Reagan met, they have repeatedly said, when she was blacklisted by mistake in the early 1950s after having been confused with another actress who had the same na...

Jun 7, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener

The Archives and Allen Weinstein The Archives and Allen Weinstein

Critics see him as unfit to oversee records, noting his dubious ethical standards.

Apr 29, 2004 / Feature / Jon Wiener

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