Marine Le Pen and the False Specter of European Fascism Marine Le Pen and the False Specter of European Fascism
Americans who worry about dangerous trends overseas should take a look at warning signs much closer to home.
May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Women: Occupy the Left Women: Occupy the Left
Why is it so hard to understand that women's rights are an economic issue?
May 2, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ron Paul, Still Standing Ron Paul, Still Standing
Mitt’s opposite number is still in the race. Paul has his supporters; he has his own base. He has his own style, which is folksy, not canned. Religion? He’s got one. His prophet’s Ayn Rand. By Rand’s wacko theories he’s fervently gripped, So he won’t do flip-flops. He long ago flipped.
Apr 25, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Defending Israel (and Waiting for a Miracle) Defending Israel (and Waiting for a Miracle)
American Jews could play a useful role in aiding our Israeli cousins to see that they are destroying what was noble about their country. Why won't they?
Apr 25, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
It Takes a Village Inn It Takes a Village Inn
A diverse democracy requires us to be able to live near one another, to come together in public space and to engage across differences.
Apr 25, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Exit Santorum Exit Santorum
With Rick getting out, the Whack-a-Mole’s over. The last mole’s been whacked, and Mitt is in clover. The clover smells good, but here is the riddle: Can Romney now move it a bit toward the middle? By dropping the wacko-right banner he’s gripping, Will he be accused of more flopping and flipping?
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ann Romney, Working Woman? Ann Romney, Working Woman?
The brouhaha over Hilary Rosen’s comments was not really about whether what stay-home mothers do is work.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case
What makes this case exceptional is neither race nor the politics of self-defense alone but the total failure to investigate it for so long.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Republican National Committee Selects a Campaign Slogan The Republican National Committee Selects a Campaign Slogan
Our slogan’s been chosen. We think it’s a hit. We’ll shout from the rafters, “We settle for Mitt!”
Apr 11, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Fight for American Liberalism The Fight for American Liberalism
If their fortunes are ever to revive, liberals must find a way to recapture FDR’s militant and optimistic spirit.
Apr 11, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman