Partial Peace, Looming War Partial Peace, Looming War
The peace movement claims victory with Obama's promise to pull US troops from Iraq by 2011. But elsewhere in a volatile world, a long war looms.
Mar 1, 2009 / Tom Hayden
The Post’s Stimulus Chimp The Post’s Stimulus Chimp
The uproar over the New York Post's racially insensitive cartoon has nothing to do with Al Sharpton and everything to do with the ugly history of stereotypes.
Feb 27, 2009 / Les Payne
Why We Detain the Innocent Why We Detain the Innocent
Yet again the courts have ignored the Constitution and legal precedent, leaving seventeen innocent Guantánamo detainees in legal limbo.
Feb 26, 2009 / Aziz Huq
Crisis of Faith Crisis of Faith
As the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reviews defrocked priest Paul Shanley's conviction on child rape charges, "repressed memory" will be held up to scientific scrutiny.
Feb 26, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Noted. Noted.
MOVING ON: Justin Ruben, the new executive director of MoveOn.org, brought a message from his 5 million members when he met with President Barack Obama at a
Feb 26, 2009 / The Editors
Obama ♥ Carrots Obama ♥ Carrots
The White House plan to keep homeowners out of foreclosure seems to have the stick-to-carrot ratio about right.
Feb 26, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Obama’s Call to Action Obama’s Call to Action
Let's make sure Obama's investment in America's future isn't squandered in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Feb 26, 2009 / The Editors
A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory
Vicious hounds of repressed memory haunt Waltz with Bashir, a deeply flawed depiction of the harsh truths of a war no one can forget.
Feb 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Hussein Ibish
Slumdog Subtext Slumdog Subtext
Slumdog Millionaire has captivated global audiences, but in India, it strikes a different nerve--as a tale of personal recompense and revenge by a young Muslim victim of Hindu pers...
Feb 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Crossette
Chavez for Life? Chavez for Life?
There are at least three reasons why the world should congratulate Venezuela's Hugo Chávez on his recent success abolishing term limits.
Feb 20, 2009 / Chesa Boudin