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The Defamation League The Defamation League

Abe Foxman and Bill Kristol gutlessly attack Bill Moyers and David Grossman.

Jan 28, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

So It Goes With Wall Street Titan John A. Thain So It Goes With Wall Street Titan John A. Thain

They all said he was a genius. They were wrong.

Jan 28, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Obama’s Better Bailout Obama’s Better Bailout

He's off to a good start, but it's up to ordinary people who are hurting in this economy, to make sure Obama bailout benefits them and not the power players.

Jan 28, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Lost Your Job? Tell Your Story Lost Your Job? Tell Your Story

To take center stage in the current debate, joblessness must be made real in personal and policy terms. Jobless Americans, tell us what happened--and what you need most.

Jan 27, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Tiger’s Tepid ‘Coming Out Party’ Tiger’s Tepid ‘Coming Out Party’

The notoriously apolitical Tiger Woods's presence at Barack Obama's pre-inauguration concert could have been momentous. But it wasn't.

Jan 26, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin

Ethics Under TARP Ethics Under TARP

As government takes a larger role in business, political skills may matter more than business acumen. And ethics? Not so much.

Jan 22, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Stimulating Reading Stimulating Reading

The economy of reading is rapidly collapsing. If we can bail out banks, why not the book industry?

Jan 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Hail Caesar! Hail Caesar!

Warning sign one: Obama plans a "fiscal responsibility summit." Warning sign two: entitlements are on the table.

Jan 22, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

A New Era of Accountability A New Era of Accountability

As Obama gets down to work, what assurances do we have that he will break with the past--on an unfair and opaque bailout and the war in Afghanistan?

Jan 21, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

‘Bailout Is a No-Strings Windfall to Bankers, If Not to Borrowers’—New York Times ‘Bailout Is a No-Strings Windfall to Bankers, If Not to Borrowers’—New York Times

Got money?

Jan 20, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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