Of Lies, Catfights and Rock ‘n’ Roll Of Lies, Catfights and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Official lies have always been with us. But our political life--as depicted by Maureen Dowd, among others--has been poisoned by the even more insidious unrebuttable lie.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Judicial Activism in a Time of No Irony Judicial Activism in a Time of No Irony
Contemplating Mukasey, Musharraf and the imprisoned lawyers of Pakistan: how easily a modern liberal democracy can slide into a totalitarian state.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics
The GOP front-runner's dubious miracle cure.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Our Man in Pakistan Our Man in Pakistan
Gen. Pervez Musharraf turns out to be just another crummy dictator. But he's our dictator--using the $10 billion in US aid to jail judges and lawyers, and give shelter Al Qaeda and...
Nov 7, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen
Gone are the days of equal protection. Intense natural disasters like the California wildfires are being met with a new model: privatized disaster response.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein
David Horowitz, Feminist? David Horowitz, Feminist?
The oppression of Muslim women is a major theme among the Islamofascistly aware. If only they felt the same about other women on earth.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge Du Côté de Chez Madame Defarge
These days, even London and Paris seem a bit like North Korea.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Nicest Republican The Nicest Republican
Huckabee wins the prize for "Mr. Congeniality" hands down...whatever else you might say about him.
Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Cashing In on Terror Cashing In on Terror
What a boondoggle 9/11 has been for the merchants of war.
Oct 31, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer