The Occidental Four The Occidental Four
First-hand accounts from students of the night the LAPD raided OccupyLA.
Dec 8, 2011 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams
Occupy Storms K Street Occupy Storms K Street
Another wave of action in Washington focused on K Street lobbying today.
Dec 7, 2011 / George Zornick
Lamentations of the Late-Night Comics Lamentations of the Late-Night Comics
While Jimmy Fallon tears his hair, Bill Maher laments, “It’s just not fair.” Dave Letterman begins to pout. They’ve heard that Herman Cain is out. In common with his late-night peers, Jon Stewart comes quite close to tears, He’d much prefer a case of gout To hearing Herman Cain is out. “The man is threatening our jobs,” Says Leno, as he softly sobs. Colbert is staggering about. He’s heard that Herman Cain is out. They pray together, on their knees: “Could we have Donald Trump back—please?”
Dec 7, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Peter King Hearing Probes Definition of Terrorism Peter King Hearing Probes Definition of Terrorism
There was another combustible hearing into Islamic radicalization on Capitol Hill today, that featured some familiar arguments.
Dec 7, 2011 / George Zornick
Hold Banks Accountable! Hold Banks Accountable!
In contrast to Obama’s go-easy approach, officials like Eric Schneiderman and Martha Coakley are insisting on vigorous prosecution of bankers.
Dec 7, 2011 / The Editors
Emma Goldman Occupies Wall Street Emma Goldman Occupies Wall Street
This is the second time in living memory that an American movement protesting social injustice has embraced her.
Dec 7, 2011 / Vivian Gornick
Noted. Noted.
Marcy Wheeler on indefinite detention for US citizens, Peter Kornbluh on the legacy of US complicity in Chile and the editors on Tony Kushner, winner of the Puffin/Nation Prize for...
Dec 7, 2011 / Various Contributors
The US–Pakistan Rift Over Afghanistan The US–Pakistan Rift Over Afghanistan
The US bombing of a Pakistani border outpost, US drone attacks and Pakistani support for the Taliban—all threaten to destroy the chances for a peaceful US-NATO exit from Afgh...
Dec 7, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls
It’s insane that an affair—and not his cockamamie ideas—finished Cain.
Dec 7, 2011 / JoAnn Wypijewski
‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’… ‘The Proud Liar Mitt Romney Claimed Today’…
The MSM’s addiction to false equivalence continues to distort our political debate.
Dec 7, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman