Afghanistan: Here We Go Again Afghanistan: Here We Go Again
Thanks to the political opportunism of the current Commander-in-Chief, the Afghanistan war is still without end or logical purpose.
Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Tiger Woods Deserves Your Scrutiny Tiger Woods Deserves Your Scrutiny
When the golfer makes deals with dictatorships and unaccountable corporations, all in the name of his billion-dollar brand, he deserves no privacy.
Nov 30, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Still Doing God’s Work on Wall Street Still Doing God’s Work on Wall Street
Is anyone ever going to be held accountable for the sweetheart deals that passed billions of taxpayer dollars through the AIG shell game to the banks that caused the meltdown?
Nov 25, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Last Column About Sarah Palin–Ever Last Column About Sarah Palin–Ever
We can't stop looking at our first female political train wreck.
Nov 24, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Light in the Middle of the Tunnel Light in the Middle of the Tunnel
The upcoming trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the best news for the print press since Monica Lewinsky.
Nov 24, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Wing Nut Ex Machina Wing Nut Ex Machina
The ace that the Democrats have in their deck.
Nov 24, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The NFL’s Concussion Conundrum The NFL’s Concussion Conundrum
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seems to understand that when athletes play with a concussion, it is bad for their health--and for business. But do his reforms go far enough?
Nov 24, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Absolutely No Excuse Absolutely No Excuse
It is manifestly barbarous that children should be tossed into jail for life.
Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
‘The New Republic’: Bad for the Jews ‘The New Republic’: Bad for the Jews
TNR's more significant sin is to weaken the bond between Israel and liberal American Jews--which is to say, most of them.
Nov 19, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
On CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s Statement That Goldman Sachs Is ‘Doing God’s Work’ On CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s Statement That Goldman Sachs Is ‘Doing God’s Work’
The Lord has got an itch to see these folks filthy rich.
Nov 18, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin