Obama’s First 100 Days Obama’s First 100 Days
So far, there's much to be optimistic about. But the bank bailout and Afghanistan policy are cause for continued concern.
Apr 29, 2009 / The Editors
Better Living Through Torture Better Living Through Torture
I should have been a member of the torture creative class, because now I would be having a good life.
Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
King of the Hate Business King of the Hate Business
With haters on the wane, what will the hate-seekers do?
Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The L-word: Senator Specter Changes Trains The L-word: Senator Specter Changes Trains
In my new biography of I.F. Stone, legendary investigative journalist and one-time Washington correspondent for this magazine, I occasionally use the term "liberal&quo...
Apr 29, 2009 / D.D. Guttenplan
National Poetry Month Meets Obama’s 100 Days National Poetry Month Meets Obama’s 100 Days
I hope you find these apt, and capable of serving two ends--a celebration of good poetry, a reflection on 100 days. 1. Days-- Philip Larkin What are days for?Days are where ...
Apr 29, 2009 / Zephyr Teachout
Pure Cinema: New Films by Celan, Zonca and Jarmusch Pure Cinema: New Films by Celan, Zonca and Jarmusch
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys, Erick Zonca's Julia, Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control.
Apr 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Georgi Stoev’s Gangster Pulp
Georgi Stoev plundered his past in the Bulgarian mob to write a series of popular pulp novels. The mob found them good enough for him to die for.
Apr 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Dimiter Kenarov
Vive la Revolution? Vive la Revolution?
The far left in France is staging a comeback. But can it seize power?
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Marc Perelman
One Hat for Labor? One Hat for Labor?
In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers' (UFCW) W...
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg
More Mortgage Madness More Mortgage Madness
Why the home loan industry won't (and can't) fix itself.
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Kai Wright