David D’Arcy affair. At the 11th hour, before a scheduled July 7 arbitration hearing, NPR agreed to compensate staff editor Tom Cole, a member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, whose pay had been docked as a disciplinary measure without due process, in what AFTRA had charged was a violation of the […]

now we know: It was Karl Rove, left, who

John Gray, my preferred philosopher, says on the first page of one of his handy little books: “No cliché is more stupefying than that which describes Al Qaeda as a throwback to medieval times.” He goes on to point out that its “closest precursors are the revolutionary anarchists of late-nineteenth-century Europe.” Not a view widely […]

Terrorism: Questons & Answers. In the wake of the claim of responsibility, still not authenticated, it’s worth reading if only as a reminder of some essentials, i.e.: “What is al-Qaeda?” (The words are Arabic for “the base”), “What are al-Qaeda’s origins?” (the Services Office, a clearinghouse for the international Muslim brigade opposed to the 1979 […]

Web connection down. Staff of thousands helpless. EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

thousands of demonstrators demanded an end to the Iraq war, debt relief for Africa, and action on global warming. So debt relief for Africa, these are the key questions: • What are the current plans? • What exactly does Blair’s plan call for? • How would the financing mechanism (known as the Millenium Challenge Account)? […]

If Karl Rove did not out Valerie Plame as an undercover CIA agent, one of Cooper’s confidential sources, what is he still hiding? That he’s an arrogant S.O.B., EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

The Prairie Home Companion’s man from Lake Wobegone met the They sat and talked in a cafe in San Francisco’s North Beach, and Keillor wrote: “Here is an 83-year-old artist whose eyes are bright and who, while furious at the Administration, rides his bicycle through the city he loves and enjoys its courtesies and graces […]

I’ve been watching the global feed of Live 8, which is being streamed online in an AOL webcast. At the moment the global feed is showing Dido onstage in London, where the scene looks too dull to watch. But you can also switch to Rome, where the camera crew is really flying — not a […]

As world leaders gather for the international summit in Scotland next week, our war prez is suddenly getting too much good p.r. from friendly headlines here in The New York Times, as well as a Not to mention the worldwide attention tied to the celebrity-studded Bob Geldof, left, and taking place this weekend — in […]

changed his mind about Wil Haygood’s flat-out rave. The prose may not have the mandarin elegance Terry prefers, but it’s plenty beautiful. EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

Remember Listen to the call or Edna Buchanan would have loved it. It’s a reminder of her

My staff of thousands just couldn’t keep its pilfering hands off this. Matt Haber posted it last week at Low Culture: The photo comes via related reference clever beyond words. EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

Our versifier laureate penned “effuse words” about Straight Up’s Leon Freilich But don’t take him for a pushover. In re: devoted to Billy Graham. EmailFacebookTwitterReddit

told the nation. He was talking about his war in Iraq, of course. If you don’t believe him, perhaps this will convince you: “We are helping Iraqis build a free nation that is an ally in the war on terror. We are advancing freedom in the broader Middle East. We are removing a source of […]

Your messages must have video of the David Rothkopf interview. Go there and click “Watch.” It runs for an hour. The first 15 minutes is background that will familiarize you with the players of the past. As Rothkopf gets closer to the present his observations cut closer to the bone. For those who have followed […]