Books and Ideas

More Than Has Met the Eye More Than Has Met the Eye

The poems of Janusz Szuber and Ewa Lipska depart from the romanticized view of Polish poetry as a witness to history.

Sep 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff

Howls of Anger, and of Liberation

Howls of Anger, and of Liberation Howls of Anger, and of Liberation

The new film Howl reveals how Allen Ginsberg's radical poem marked a coming out not only for his generation but also for himself.

Sep 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Sarah M. Seltzer

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

A tale of two attacked cities, or the differences between New York and Oklahoma City.

Sep 24, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

On Christine O’Donnell, the Republican/Tea Party Candidate for Senator From Delaware On Christine O’Donnell, the Republican/Tea Party Candidate for Senator From Delaware

We have some questions.

Sep 23, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Group: On George Price

The Group: On George Price The Group: On George Price

The enigma of George Price: He derived an equation for the evolution of altruism, yet he died believing himself a failed good Samaritan.

Sep 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz

Woodward: Obama Wants Out of Afghanistan Woodward: Obama Wants Out of Afghanistan

Obama is aware of the danger of morphing into George W. Bush.

Sep 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

History Helps Students Understand the Present, but not When History’s Cut From The School Curriculum History Helps Students Understand the Present, but not When History’s Cut From The School Curriculum

After taking an enlightening AP European History course, the author hopes that enrichment courses will survive the budget cuts to education.

Sep 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Demetrius Shahmehri

A Summary of What the ‘New York Times’ Discovered About John Boehner’s Ties to Corporate Lobbyists A Summary of What the ‘New York Times’ Discovered About John Boehner’s Ties to Corporate Lobbyists

It really couldn't be plainer.

Sep 16, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...

Sep 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier

Noted. Noted.

Teresa Stack remembers our colleague Gene Case; Esther Kaplan reports on Sarah Shourd's return home from Iran.

Sep 15, 2010 / Editorial / Various Contributors

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