In Washington, Fear the Silence, Not the Noise In Washington, Fear the Silence, Not the Noise
The fierce campaign against whistle-blowers in Washington.
Feb 9, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Elections Are for Suckers Elections Are for Suckers
Bribes from billionaires? Super PACs buying campaigns right and left? Let’s just dip our fingers in purple ink and pose for photos.
Feb 9, 2012 / Robert Scheer
‘Downton Abbey’: Escapist Kitsch Posing as ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ ‘Downton Abbey’: Escapist Kitsch Posing as ‘Masterpiece Theatre’
Is the whole world nostalgic for the snobbery of the British class system?
Feb 8, 2012 / John Heilpern
Eyal Press: Refusing to Serve in Israel’s Occupation Eyal Press: Refusing to Serve in Israel’s Occupation
Eyal Press discusses his new book, Beautiful Souls, which tells of a young Israeli who struggles with the question of whether to serve in the occupied territories.
Feb 8, 2012 / The Nation
The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory
Forcing the Komen reversal was huge—but it was a campaign born of outrage, not ambitious vision.
Feb 8, 2012 / The Editors
Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Poor Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Poor
“The remark about the poor immediately became catalogued in a growing list of awkward comments by Mr. Romney.” —New York Times His profile’s divine. His shoes have a shine; They’re almost as shined as his hair. And voters ignore That seeking Mitt’s core Has failed because nothing is there. So Mitt’s way ahead. The pundits have said That Newt might be almost kaput. But Mitt still might lose If he puts those shoes Much more in his mouth with his foot.
Feb 8, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Will Occupy Embrace Nonviolence? Will Occupy Embrace Nonviolence?
The Occupy movement has been a seedbed of creativity. Now it needs to declare its values.
Feb 8, 2012 / Todd Gitlin
Noted Noted
Michael Blanding on the Vermont Yankee power plant, Greg Kaufman on wage theft in Florida and John Nichols on Bernie Sanders's fight to save the USPS
Feb 8, 2012 / Various Contributors
Sheldon Adelson and the End of American Anti-Semitism Sheldon Adelson and the End of American Anti-Semitism
How can it be that the “richest Jew in the world” can buy the foreign policy of a major party’s presidential contender and “the Jews” have somehow escaped the blame?
Feb 8, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
Are We on the Brink of War With Iran? Are We on the Brink of War With Iran?
Obama’s abandonment of patient diplomacy—combined with Israel’s bellicose demands—has pushed us dangerously close to conflict.
Feb 8, 2012 / Trita Parsi