Cinema Studies Cinema Studies
The staged images in Jeff Wall's photographs mirror the fictional glamour of film stills and formal painting.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Stop Making Sense Stop Making Sense
A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Colin Fleming
Why It Happened the Way It Did Why It Happened the Way It Did
Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China The Last ‘Competitive Advantage’: Letter From China
How do the Chinese make such cheap TVs? By silencing, arresting and sometimes torturing labor rights activists.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Jehangir S. Pocha
Training Iraq’s Death Squads Training Iraq’s Death Squads
The Army's plan to professionalize Iraq's police could backfire, as militia-infiltrated squads become more effective killers.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Spencer Ackerman
Hillary Inc. Hillary Inc.
Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.
May 17, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
SDS: The Way the Wind Is Blowing SDS: The Way the Wind Is Blowing
Oakland, Calif.
May 17, 2007 / Our Readers and Christopher Phelps
Labour Crowns King Brown Labour Crowns King Brown
The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.
May 17, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge
‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.) ‘Can We Talk?’ (cont’d.)
If we are ever to solve the Israel/Palestinian conflict, learning each other's historical narratives is surely the place to begin.
May 17, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman