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...were outraged by the fact that it was tough to be Muslim in the Netherlands. By contrast, three years on from the Van Gogh affair, he found apathy, a dulled acceptance by the successful Muslims he interviewed that no matter what they do, they'll never be Dutch. "These aren't disenchanted youth," he says. "They're well educated, and they have jobs. They feel they've done everything right, and still they're rejected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking Through | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...words and actions, Edwards gave the unconvincing reply that he wanted to learn about the economy: "I do think it's important for the President of the United States to have a good understanding of our financial markets, how they operate, where the incentives are, where the incentives aren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Edwards Never Caught On | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...Salinas, California, accepting the coveted endorsement of the United Farmworkers Union, "Si se pueda is right! That's right, yes we can!" Unfortunately, she can't - the slogan is "Sí se puede." Now, in Senator Clinton's defense, she's the first to tell audiences that languages aren't her strongest suit, citing a college French teacher who told her: "Mademoiselle, your talents lie elsewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speaking Voters' Language, Literally | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...difficult for people like me to gauge accurately the public impact of discrete campaign events; we are just too close to the heat of the process. I would guess that most voters aren't even aware that Clinton attempted some half-assed mudslinging in the past two weeks. But even the most casual observer is aware of this: at a moment of crisis in Hillary Clinton's campaign, Bill Clinton was suddenly back and all over the news. His reappearance made her seem weak, unable to defend herself. It raised the most fundamental question about her candidacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spoiler | 1/30/2008 | See Source »

...five of the past 12 years has the Ensemble award coincided with the top Oscar. (Last year Little Miss Sunshine won at SAG, but The Departed got the nod from the Motion Picture Academy.) The reason for the discrepancy is simple: acting awards are all about acting; movie awards aren't. And in the final Oscar ballot, actors may be the largest voting bloc, but they represent no more than 30% of the Academy membership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uplift at the SAG Awards | 1/28/2008 | See Source »

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