Articles

The Imperial Way The Imperial Way

American decline in perspective, part two.

Feb 15, 2012 / Noam Chomsky

Dennis Ross Shoots Down War With Iran Dennis Ross Shoots Down War With Iran

Hawkish adviser says Iran is ready to talk.

Feb 15, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow Jeremy Lin! Why the Knicks’ New Star Is Not the New Tebow

It’s an easy comparison. It’'s also dead wrong. The conflation of their stories does little more than burnish Tebow’s credentials at Lin’s expense.

Feb 15, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Why Wall Street Is Doubling Down on Romney Why Wall Street Is Doubling Down on Romney

Mitt's fundraising advantage among big wealthy donors, especially in the financial sector keeps growing. That's because they're afraid of his opponents.

Feb 15, 2012 / Ben Adler

Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires

Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires Washington’s War in Yemen Backfires

How US counterterrorism operations ignited an Islamist uprising.

Feb 15, 2012 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Israel’s New Left Goes Online Israel’s New Left Goes Online

The brash webzine +972 is challenging a political and media culture that has moved steadily to the right.

Feb 15, 2012 / Feature / Sarah Wildman

The Treason of the Senate The Treason of the Senate

A famous indictment from a century ago aptly describes today’s corrupt legislative body.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / David Sarasohn

Galileo’s Credo

Galileo’s Credo Galileo’s Credo

Two new biographies differ over the astronomer’s view of the relationship between science and faith.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Paula Findlen

A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori

A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori A Child of Sleepwalkers: On Gregor von Rezzori

A novelist’s grim portrait of Central Europe between the wars.

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lorna Scott Fox

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

David Orr’s Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry; Kenneth Goldsmith’s Uncreative Writings

Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis

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