Malcom X

Final Thoughts on Beer Summits and Postracial Paradoxes

Jonathan Rieder | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Rieder

Now that the dust from the Gates dust-up has settled, a bit of perspective is in order. Glib invocations of a color-blind society were always too breathless.

TriBeCa Interview: Spike Lee Doin' Work

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media


Matthew-Lee Erlbach

The goal in fiction and documentary making is to tell the story. I never try to lose sight of that.

Al Zawahiri: Much Ado About Nothing

Jamal Dajani | Posted 12.20.2008 | Media


Jamal Dajani

It still amazes me how after seven years, the U.S. media is still suckered by what al-Qaeda leaders have to say or preach. Hardly anyone in the Middle East these days pays close attention to their speeches.