The President of Paradox The President of Paradox
It will be an historic occasion when Sonia Sotomayor takes her seat. Assuming she's confirmed, she'll be the first woman of color and the first person from the Latino commu...
May 28, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner? Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner?
Okay, I know the stealing of "American Idol 2009" isn't on par with the stealing of the 2000 election. But for American Idol fan(atic)s, and I confess I am one, Wednesday's New...
May 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon! Derail the ‘Hate Crimes’ Bandwagon!
Our laws are rapidly collapsing into symbolism.
May 27, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Return of the Fabulous Return of the Fabulous
In the end, the vote was silly or sad, but for eighteen weeks on American Idol, Adam Lambert was Everyman and Everygayman, skating the edge of ecstasy and terror.
May 27, 2009 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
Social Unionism Lives Social Unionism Lives
Garment workers at a suburban Chicago factory fight to save their jobs and prove that social unionism is still relevant.
May 27, 2009 / Joshua Freeman
Noted. Noted.
Meltdown in Motown: A Nation forum in Detroit gauges the city's pain and looks for solutions.
May 27, 2009 / The Editors
Tiananmen at Twenty Tiananmen at Twenty
China has changed enormously since the 1989 massacre, but the Communist Party continues to deny what happened. Americans, too, continue to misremember a complex event.
May 27, 2009 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
The Real Sotomayor The Real Sotomayor
Conservatives should think twice before using Sonia Sotomayor's Latina identity against her.
May 27, 2009 / The Editors
All the Letters Fit to Print All the Letters Fit to Print
A longstanding rivalry between old friends shows what it takes to get into the New York Times.
May 27, 2009 / Feature / David Margolick