In Defense of Free Thought In Defense of Free Thought
An Austrian court sends a crackpot historian to prison for denying the Holocaust; why shouldn't Muslims protesting the Muhammad cartoons question a double standard?
Feb 22, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Elegy for GM–and Ourselves Elegy for GM–and Ourselves
When General Motors goes down, it will take us all down with it.
Feb 21, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Gasbag Gap The Gasbag Gap
Why expect political balance on talk TV when the networks are wedded to the belief that all the action is on the right?
Feb 16, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Emotional Truth Emotional Truth
In a DNA-driven search for biological roots, it behooves us to be less romantic about connecting with our ancestors. If we biologize our history, we will be forever less than we co...
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
On the Report by House Republicans (Yes, Republicans) That Excoriates the Bush Administration for Its Fumbling Response to Hurricane Katrina On the Report by House Republicans (Yes, Republicans) That Excoriates the Bush Administration for Its Fumbling Response to Hurricane Katrina
Michael Brown is just one of many members of Team Bush who did a heckuva job.
Feb 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
In Your Dreams, Condi In Your Dreams, Condi
Condoleezza Rice's myopic optimism mirrors that of the delusional Dick Cheney: Witness her refusal to be alarmed by rise of Moqtada al Sadr.
Feb 15, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Freezing Their Assets Freezing Their Assets
Among the superrich, there's a growing desire to freeze themselves and their bank accounts in hopes of rising again. Talk about Groundhog Day.
Feb 14, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Betty Friedan, 1921-2006 Betty Friedan, 1921-2006
Betty Friedan lived a big life and wrote a big book that helped change our world, in every way, for the better.
Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Not to Spot a Terrorist How Not to Spot a Terrorist
The NSA's use of artificial intelligence for "data-mining" surveillance is not only constitutionally illegal, but a technological fantasy. Why aren't the Democrats challenging it?
Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Government’s the Problem Government’s the Problem
Complicated drug plans are the result of promises fulfilled.
Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin