A Jazz Singer A Jazz Singer
Legendary vocalist Mark Murphy exemplified the jazz values of improvisation, swing, and in-the-moment spontaneity.
Oct 30, 2015 / David Hajdu
Ted Cruz Is Right: Let Limbaugh and Hannity Moderate a GOP Debate! Ted Cruz Is Right: Let Limbaugh and Hannity Moderate a GOP Debate!
Voters would get to see the way the conservative entertainment complex now controls the Republican Party.
Oct 30, 2015 / Joan Walsh
What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink? What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink?
This sorry state of affairs is the daily reality for too many Americans.
Oct 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Her Writing Knows Things About Us That Most of Us Will Never Imagine Her Writing Knows Things About Us That Most of Us Will Never Imagine
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jessica Hagedorn’s groundbreaking novel Dogeaters.
Oct 30, 2015 / Walter Mosley
Gender Equality Is Not Possible Without Abortion Gender Equality Is Not Possible Without Abortion
And a few other last words to Ross Douthat.
Oct 30, 2015 / Katha Pollitt
Paul Ryan, R-Wall Street Paul Ryan, R-Wall Street
The new speaker backs bank bailouts, risky investment schemes, and trade deals that have battered his hometown.
Oct 30, 2015 / John Nichols
October 30, 1885: Ezra Pound Is Born October 30, 1885: Ezra Pound Is Born
“There is no reason why poetry should not be so perplexingly simple as Mr. Pound’s, and be about nothing at all.”
Oct 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Why Conservatives Are Decrying ‘Media Bias’ in the Presidential Debates Why Conservatives Are Decrying ‘Media Bias’ in the Presidential Debates
Republicans have decided that the Democratic candidates got only softball questions, but that’s not true.
Oct 29, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Ahead of Elections, Turkey’s Left Is Under Attack Ahead of Elections, Turkey’s Left Is Under Attack
As Erdogan’s war on the Kurdish minority expands to include the entire opposition, what started as solidarity between the Turkish and the Kurdish left has now become two fronts in ...
Oct 29, 2015 / Anna Lekas Miller
Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World Welcome to America, Where We Fight for the Freedom to Visit Disney World
That’s why we went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, right?
Oct 29, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt