Alexander Provan

Alexander Provan, a writer living in Brooklyn, is a founding editor of Triple Canopy and contributing editor of Bidoun.

End-of-Self Help

October 8, 2009

Is the task of philosophy "to learn how to die," or to teach that there is no such thing as a good death?
An Alienation Artist

February 11, 2009

Unraveling the Kafkaesque mystique of Franz Kafka.

2008

The Idiocrats

November 4, 2008

Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?
Poll Position

August 27, 2008

Pollster John Zogby's new book illuminates the changing nature of American values and lives.

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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