The Soldier and the Student The Soldier and the Student
Today's military members face red tape, false advertising and multiple deployments. What happened to the promises of the original GI Bill?
Nov 27, 2007 / Feature / Aaron Glantz
WGA: Picket and Click It WGA: Picket and Click It
As the strike continues, Writers Guild members have turned the Internet into an organizing tool.
Nov 26, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta
Justice on Steroids Justice on Steroids
Barry Bonds makes an enticing target. But the DOJ should also focus on steroid enablers, like a certain team owner who now lives in the White House.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Underworlds Underworlds
Gangsters have guns and muscle, but a good writer always gets the last word.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell
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
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
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 / Editorial / 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
Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees Israel Turns its Back on Sudanese Refugees
Abandoning Israel's longstanding commitment to those fleeing persecution, the Olmert government is deporting refugees back to Sudan, where they may face torture and death.
Nov 20, 2007 / Feature / Ben Lynfield
The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest
Lapham's Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.
Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Evan Cornog