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One of the last big encampments left, Occupy Boston is strugging to square its inclusive philosophy with the realities of urban life.

Christopher Lasch and his quest for the moral resources of the next New Deal.
 

Is there a human language without birdsong in it?

Bradley Manning is not the only person in the US held in pretrial solitary confinement. For many facing terrorism charges, it has become standard procedure.

The continuous readjustment of expectations downward: For historians like Jefferson Cowie and Judith Stein, that was the key experience of the 1970s.

Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century); Ch-ch-ch-changes: Artists Talk about Teaching; Curating and the Educational Turn

The politics of the Templeton Foundation's "Big Questions."

A recent economic study rejects the conventional depiction of the continent as a basket case.

How can progressives build winning campaigns that truly represent the people?

Intelligent science reporting has been gutted--just when we need it most.