Perils of the Poetry Reading Perils of the Poetry Reading
Am I the only person who finds it hard to follow an unfamiliar poem when I hear it read out loud and don't have the text in front of me? Even when reading to myself at my own ...
Aug 30, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Katrina’s Hidden Race War: Four Years Later Katrina’s Hidden Race War: Four Years Later
A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Aug 28, 2009 / CNN
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Wrapup: I've now a new "Think Again" column called "Official Evidence vs. 'Gut Hatred'" here. It's about the derision those people who were right about Bush and Iraq continue ...
Aug 28, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Conservatives Show Kennedy the Love Conservatives Show Kennedy the Love
Now that he's gone, conservatives can't seem to say enough good things about Ted Kennedy. He was a pragmatist, a realist, a compromiser, someone who worked in the spirit of bipart...
Aug 28, 2009 / Eyal Press
Memories of Ted Kennedy Memories of Ted Kennedy
Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.
Aug 28, 2009 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum
How to Replace Ted Kennedy With an Elected Senator How to Replace Ted Kennedy With an Elected Senator
There is a lot of movement to rework the laws of the state of Massachusetts so that Governor Deval Patrick can appoint a successor to the late Senator Edward Kennedy. The state's...
Aug 28, 2009 / John Nichols
Slide Show: Ted Kennedy’s Life and Legacy Slide Show: Ted Kennedy’s Life and Legacy
Aug 27, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan
Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama's war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn't want it to become his Vietnam.
Aug 27, 2009 / David Cortright
Afghan Apocalypse, Part II Afghan Apocalypse, Part II
This is the second of two accounts of thinktank evaluations of the war in Afghanistan. The first was a report from the Brookings Institution on Tuesday. Today, the Heritage Founda...
Aug 27, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A (Very) Short Story About a Photograph A (Very) Short Story About a Photograph
I've now a new "Think Again" column called "Official Evidence vs. 'GutHatred'" here. It's about the derision those people who were right about Bush and Iraqcontinue to experie...
Aug 27, 2009 / Eric Alterman