Terra Incognita Terra Incognita
A mosaic of anecdotes and historical snapshots surveys the sociological diversity of France, past and present.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
Beyond the Veil Beyond the Veil
A new book examines headscarf hysteria and the politics of identity in contemporary France.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Deal Breakers Deal Breakers
Two new books seek to galvanize progressives at a key political moment: Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal and Jonathan Chait's The Big Con.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Debating for Dummies Debating for Dummies
At the Las Vegas Democratic debate, CNN Anchors Blitzer and Malvaux twisted legitimate questions into "gotcha" traps. There's gotta be a better way.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Judith Regan’s Lawsuit Against Fox News Judith Regan’s Lawsuit Against Fox News
This is only going to get more interesting.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Noted. Noted.
A nation divided over national security; the return of the Winter Soldier.
Nov 21, 2007 / The Editors
Studs’s People Studs’s People
For Studs Terkel, the touchstone is memory and speech the stuff of which his art is made.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Harry Maurer
Hands Off Iran Hands Off Iran
I will not pay my income tax if we go to war with Iran. Neither should you.
Nov 21, 2007 / Chris Hedges
Showdown at the DMV Showdown at the DMV
The debate in New York State over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants became a proxy for the unsettled issue of immigration reform.
Nov 21, 2007 / The Editors
Moyers & FDR Moyers & FDR
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President, my father knew he had a friend in the White House. We should rekindle that spirit today.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Bill Moyers