Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist? Frankfurt Shootings: The Making of a Terrorist?
What the debate over terrorists seems to miss is the personal dimension: personal failures and personal grievances of the lone gunmen.
Mar 3, 2011 / Laila Lalami
Turkey Ready to Host Taliban Talks Turkey Ready to Host Taliban Talks
The Turks and Afghans are talking about setting up an official venue in Turkey for negotiating a political settlement in Afghanistan.
Mar 3, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
The War on Women’s Futures The War on Women’s Futures
The ultimate aim of the GOP's social agenda is to force women back into the home.
Mar 3, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
Whatever the outcome of the protests, uprisings and rebellions now sweeping the Middle East, one thing is guaranteed: the world of oil will be permanently transformed.
Mar 3, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Obama Administration Right on Libya, So Far Obama Administration Right on Libya, So Far
The White House has rejected calls from neocons, McCain and the Washington Post to use force.
Mar 3, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Wisconsin Legislators Move Desks Out of Capitol Locked Down By Governor Wisconsin Legislators Move Desks Out of Capitol Locked Down By Governor
As Governor Scott Walker closes the Capitol to protesters, Assembly Democrats move out of the building to be accessible to constituents.
Mar 3, 2011 / John Nichols
Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco
For Joanna Ruocco, language is a multiplier of worlds, a portal to alternate realities.
Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Carroll Simon
An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism An Accelerated Grimace: On Cyber-Utopianism
Clay Shirky's Cognitive Surplus is the latest monotonous revery about the Internet social revolution. Evgeny Morozov punctures that bubble.
Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
A Signature Copy A Signature Copy
Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy; Matt Porterfield's Putty Hill; Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light; J. Hoberman's new book, An Army of Phantoms
Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’ With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’
Traditionally female-heavy industries—once thought to be recession-proof—are being hit hard by the “tough choices” made by governors facing depleted state c...
Mar 3, 2011 / Bryce Covert