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The Best Books About New Orleans
Four years after Hurricane Katrina, Dan Baum, the author of Nine Lives, picks the best books on New Orleans.
Why I Got the Boot From the Today Show
I was recently invited on the Today show to talk about Skip Gates' arrest-an appearance the producers likely rued and one conservatives have seized on for all the wrong reasons.
Obama Visits 'Evil' Slave Fortress
President Obama compared Ghana's Cape Coast slave fortress to Buchenwald, but also said it was a "source of hope," given the changes in Ghana and progress in civil rights worldwide.
Finding the Lincoln in Obama
Why the quiet confidence of Obama is a reminder of the intelligent greatness of Lincoln.
A Rapper Salutes the Slave Trade
Our music critic calls Soulja Boy on the carpet.
















