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Who’s Afraid of Progressive Power?

The Working Families Party faces down the corporate backlash.

Alyssa Katz

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, has just agreed to pay $67.5 million SEC fine. But the landmark 2008 settlement with Bank of America, which had acquired Countrywide that year, has done little to help defrauded homeowners.

Alex Ulam

Democracy for Sale

This election season, we are witnessing an assault on democracy by multinational corporations that, freed by the Citizens United ruling, are out to get the best government money can buy.

The Editors

On Loving Queer Kids

When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it’s easy to scapegoat child bullies.  It’s hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.

Richard Kim

Noted.

Maura Elizabeth Cunningham and Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate; Brad Lander on paid sick days for New York City; and Richard Kim on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Various Contributors

Labour’s Identity Crisis

The Labour Party’s biggest challenge is the lack of a credible alternative to the Conservative-Liberal narrative of crisis and austerity.

D.D. Guttenplan

Postcard From Palestine

Walking the streets of Hebron feels like wandering through a post-apocalyptic video game come to life.

Chris Hayes

Last Call for Jerry Brown

California’s problems are well beyond the curative powers of any one governor. If Jerry Brown wins in November, there’s no need to nourish foolish hopes.

Alexander Cockburn

‘Times’ Says That as a Real Estate Developer Carl Paladino, Who Has Contributed Half a Million Dollars to Buffalo Pols Since 1999, Has Found Zoning Variances Easy to Come By

He’s a special interest, too.

Calvin Trillin

A Passionate Reader: On David Markson

Remembering David Markson (1927–2010), whose playful novels pushed storytelling to the edge of understanding.

Joanna Scott

Old Vagabond: Paul Gauguin at Tate Modern

In his paintings and travels, Paul Gauguin sought a corner of himself that was still unknown.

Barry Schwabsky

The Chiefest Word

Catherine Wing

Love and Hardship: On Gary Shteyngart

Is Super Sad True Love Story the kind of novel Gary Shteyngart might previously have held in contempt?

Aaron Thier

Letters to the Editor

Our Readers and Greg Grandin

Puzzle No. 1605

This puzzle originally appeared in the November 1, 1975, issue.

Frank W. Lewis