Electronic Pen

Melissa Harris-Lacewell Sonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearings should be remembered as an Elizabeth Eckford moment.

• John Nichols: Smooth Sailing for Sotomayor

John Nichols As Senate hearings come to a close, key Republicans admit that Sonia Sotomayor will receive broad support for confirmation.

• Melissa Harris-Lacewell: Public Humiliation Politics

Robert Dreyfuss Reformist leaders in Iran prepare to make a public statement Friday that may shape the opposition movement and its future.

• 'Women Commandos' of Iran

John Nichols In Senate confirmation hearings that have been largely dominated by political posturing, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota got Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to give real, thoughtful answers.

• GOP's 'Wise Latina' Fixation

Robert Scheer While Goldman Sachs reports unexpectedly high profits, questions arise. What's the connection between the company's success and the government bailouts?

Greg Grandin William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.

• Barry Schwabsky: Hubbub and Stillness
• Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor

Michael Tracey Bill Clinton's revelation that he now backs same-sex marriage may have political implications for the future of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.

• Richard Kim: Obama's Stonewall