The Chutzpah Industry The Chutzpah Industry
Alan Dershowitz is at it again, campaigning to deny tenure to a DePaul University professor who criticized him.
May 2, 2007 / Jon Wiener
The Post-Imus Conundrum The Post-Imus Conundrum
Liberals prefer to ignore that when it comes to verbal violence, white radio shock jocks are given the same pass as gangsta rappers.
May 2, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Supergirl Syndrome The Supergirl Syndrome
The marketing-driven message of the perfect girl--smart, skinny, pretty, athletic and loved by all--is a model of perfection that's hard to live up to. Can't girls just be free to ...
May 1, 2007 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry
A Dangerous Little Beehive? A Dangerous Little Beehive?
A Cuban children's troupe has performed around the globe but finds it almost impossible to enter the United States.
May 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
Miami Vise Miami Vise
Cuban-American moderates are on the rise, but hard-liners still run the show.
May 1, 2007 / Feature / Max J. Castro
The Higher Education Scam The Higher Education Scam
Marilee Jones excelled as admissions dean at MIT, until she was fired for falsifying her resume. But what good is a college degree, anyway?
Apr 30, 2007 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
The Future of the Party? The Future of the Party?
Did the recent College Democrats of New York State Convention augur a new day for the Democratic Party?
Apr 27, 2007 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor
Football and Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech Football and Nikki Giovanni at Virginia Tech
Tragedy uncovers the diverse world of a school that had been known only for football.
Apr 26, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Watching the Reporters Watching the Reporters
After three foreign correspondents are decertified, is Cuba sending a message to the international press corps?
Apr 26, 2007 / Feature / John Dinges
Regrets Only Regrets Only
The Supreme Court's recent antichoice decision shows how deeply disinformation has seeped into the abortion debate.
Apr 26, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt