Books and Ideas

The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t The Vietnam Exposé That Wasn’t

The untold story of US-perpetrated atrocities in Vietnam and how the press killed it.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse

Out of Africa: The Traps of Safari Journalism Out of Africa: The Traps of Safari Journalism

Two new books by African writers share many flaws with their Western predecessors.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas

City of Shards: The Novels of Elias Khoury City of Shards: The Novels of Elias Khoury

Elias Khoury and the literature of witness.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb

Obama Needs a Protest Movement Obama Needs a Protest Movement

A grassroots push for reform can make Obama a great president.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Frances Fox Piven

A My Lai a Month A My Lai a Month

In Operation Speedy Express, new evidence of civilian slaughter and cover-up in Vietnam.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse

Remembering Studs Remembering Studs

Studs Terkel's longtime publisher looks back on the historian's remarkable career.

Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin

On the Trashing of Sarah Palin On the Trashing of Sarah Palin

It wasn't her idea, was it?

Nov 12, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Que Sera, Sarah? Que Sera, Sarah?

As Sarah Palin goes back to Alaska, take a moment to appreciate some other Sarahs.

Nov 7, 2008 / Column / Annabelle Gurwitch

In Defense of Studs Terkel In Defense of Studs Terkel

Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel's politics from his oral history, proving he doesn't understand the man's legacy at all.

Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Howard Zinn

The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’ The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’

Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.

Nov 6, 2008 / Video / The Colbert Report

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