If McCain wants to gain on Obama, he needs to achieve these four goals in St. Paul
The overall success of the event will largely come down to one question: how effective and memorable will Barack Obama’s acceptance speech prove to be?
By STEVEN STARK | August 27, 2008

The Quiet Power of Jack Reed

Without seeking the spotlight, the senator and his star continue to rise
As he closes out his second six-year term in the Senate, perhaps the most elite club in politics, Reed is the subject of ongoing speculation about his future.
By IAN DONNIS | August 13, 2008

Terror-fied

Slavoj Žižek’s revolution
This new grand-theoretical manifesto might be completely daft.
By GEORGE SCIALABBA | August 12, 2008

Tricky Dick

Philip K. Dick's second Library of America volume
The Philip K. Dick phenomenon might be petering out.
By PETER KEOUGH | July 28, 2008

Victory at last

Letters to the Boston editor, June 27, 2008
It may at first seem like hyperbole for Harvey Silverglate to call the Boumediene decision the most important of his lifetime. But it is important to acknowledge how deeply surreal and atavistic these cases have become.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | June 25, 2008

The great American (office) novel

Thirteen fictional perspectives on your 9-5
They are coming regularly now, like buses, like bulletins — the great office novels of the 21st century.
By JAMES PARKER | June 06, 2008

March to war

Why isn’t the press paying more attention to a possible attack on Iran?
During the course of two weeks in May, America’s top-ranking military officer went from warning that war with Iran could cripple the US military to rattling his saber at Tehran.
By ADAM REILLY | June 04, 2008

Naming names and naming rights

What lies ahead in the trial of two former CVS officials?
P+J are keeping a close eye on the US District Court trial of the two former CVS execs accused of illegally hiring John “My Sharona” Celona, the disgraced former state senator.
By PHILLIPE + JORGE | May 21, 2008

Beyond the spin

Why Clinton's commanding West Virginia win is more show than substance
The day after Barack Obama inched ahead of challenger Hillary Clinton in the superdelegate count, the indefatigable Clinton won the West Virginia primary.
By PETER KADZIS | May 14, 2008

The 100 unsexiest men in the world

Who would Scarlett least like to be with?
Welcome to the first installment of ThePhoenix.com's 100 Unsexiest Men in the World.
By BILL JENSEN & RYAN STEWART | March 27, 2008

Give outsiders time

Letters to the Portland editor
I do have to say your prediction that none of these “outsiders” has a chance of un-seating Republican incumbent Susan Collins seems both premature and unfair.
By LETTERS TO THE PORTLAND EDITOR | March 26, 2008

Reignite your rage

Bush’s War almost tells the whole story
It’s tempting, five years into the Iraq War, to regard that conflict with fatalistic resignation.
By ADAM REILLY | March 18, 2008

Iraq: Five years later

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains the punishing cost of staying any longer
Five years later, President George Bush and his minions were wrong about the need to fight in Iraq, wrong about the way to fight in Iraq, and wrong about what the war in Iraq would ultimately cost.
By PETER KADZIS | March 12, 2008

Ridge to the future

The guessing game about his running mate has begun, but if Obama’s the opponent, one man can secure the white house for McCain
With the Republican nomination officially settled, the speculation about John McCain’s choice of a running mate has already begun.
By STEVEN STARK | March 12, 2008

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