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Focus on Israel Focus on Israel

A spate of new films address the human toll the Israeli-Palestinian conflict takes on both sides.

Dec 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Public Option, Which a Majority of Americans Favor, Is Dropped From the Healthcare Bill The Public Option, Which a Majority of Americans Favor, Is Dropped From the Healthcare Bill

And senators have no remorse.

Dec 22, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Courage to Say No The Courage to Say No

The G-8 powers are willing to do just about anything to get a deal in Copenhagen. But the urgency doesn't come from a desire to stop climate change.

Dec 16, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein

Time to Get Out Those Checkbooks Time to Get Out Those Checkbooks

Economists agree: Christmas presents are a waste of money. Give to these worthy charities instead.

Dec 16, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

From Nicaea to Copenhagen From Nicaea to Copenhagen

The leaked "Climategate" e-mails undermine climate activists' claim to the moral high ground.

Dec 16, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Blackwater, Blackwater Blackwater, Blackwater

No one keeps track--so let's take a crack.

Dec 16, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Tiger Falls from Grace Tiger Falls from Grace

The teachable moment of the Tiger Woods circus: if you front for the worst of the worst, don't expect anyone to have your back.

Dec 14, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails

It is one thing to rob us blind by rewarding the power elite that created our problems but quite another to sugarcoat it in the rhetoric of a David taking on those Goliaths.

Dec 9, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic) Saving Journalism (It’s Not Academic)

Are universities the last hope for a home for quality journalism?

Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Dow Plunges on News of Credit Crisis in the United Arab Emirates Dow Plunges on News of Credit Crisis in the United Arab Emirates

Here's something that will make you sigh.

Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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