Moyers & FDR Moyers & FDR
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President, my father knew he had a friend in the White House. We should rekindle that spirit today.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Bill Moyers
The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest
Lapham's Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.
Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Evan Cornog
Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream
A discussion with the author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America, the master narrative of our national security myth.
Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rashi Kesarwani
The New Face of Al Jazeera The New Face of Al Jazeera
Is the popular Arabic satellite network becoming more Islamist and sectarian?
Nov 9, 2007 / Feature / Kristen Gillespie
Of Lies, Catfights and Rock ‘n’ Roll Of Lies, Catfights and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Official lies have always been with us. But our political life--as depicted by Maureen Dowd, among others--has been poisoned by the even more insidious unrebuttable lie.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Hawking War Guilt Hawking War Guilt
All the warmongering that's fit to print.
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Jim Sleeper
The New Right-Wing Smear Machine The New Right-Wing Smear Machine
A web-savvy form of conservative propaganda, written anonymously and forwarded via e-mail, is altering the political landscape.
Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes
The Liberal Hawks’ Lament The Liberal Hawks’ Lament
Consider the plight of the embattled liberal hawks and their lonely struggle to discredit the left.
Oct 25, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Stop the Media Grab Stop the Media Grab
If FCC chairman Kevin Martin prevails, Americans will be stuck with one-size-fits-all media and a downsized democracy.
Oct 25, 2007 / The Editors
Taking Celebrity Seriously Taking Celebrity Seriously
The Paris Principle: politics are sooo hot.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Duncombe