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José Saramago, Nobel author, Communist, mourned in Portugal
June 21, 2010An estimated 20,000 mourners, including Portugal's Socialist prime minister and the leader of the Portuguese Communist Party, attended Saramago's funeral in Lisbon on Monday.
Read moreOops, they did it again
June 21, 2010For all their presumed political prowess and message discipline, the Republicans have a habit of very bad timing when it comes to policy proposals.
Read more“Ondine” has magic and mystery
June 21, 2010Movie Review "Ondine"Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Collin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda and Alison Barry.2009, Ireland/USA, 111 min., PG-13 Like most of Neil Jordan's fine Irish movies, this new one, released in the U.S. this year, is...
Read moreWhy BP’s U.S. operations should be nationalized – now
June 18, 2010Stopping the spill, and beginning recovery, is beyond the capacity of a private corporation.
Read moreFrom mystery to history: summer reading suggestions
June 18, 2010We polled some of our writers for suggestions on great reads and their favorite sources for books and here are some of their suggestions.
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