Art & the State in South Africa Art & the State in South Africa
For Nadine Gordimer in 1983, the arts in South Africa were simply “the sum of various states of alienation.”
Jul 14, 2014 / Nadine Gordimer
America: The Impotent Superpower America: The Impotent Superpower
American military and corporate power have triumphed over all rivals—so why does the United States still struggle to impose its will on the world?
Jul 14, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Will the UN’s New High Commissioner on Human Rights Fight for the Millions Who Need Him? Will the UN’s New High Commissioner on Human Rights Fight for the Millions Who Need Him?
Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein’s predecessor, Navi Pillay, drew attention to human rights violations across the globe. Will Zeid do the same?
Jul 14, 2014 / Barbara Crossette
Bastille Day, Individualism and the Concept of Progress—in 1939 Bastille Day, Individualism and the Concept of Progress—in 1939
Reflections on the meaning of the French Revolution in the shadow of Adolf Hitler.
Jul 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
In Politics and Art, ‘Stories Are Dangerous’ In Politics and Art, ‘Stories Are Dangerous’
In fact, says theater director Anne Bogart, stories can be “fascistic.”
Jul 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Jul 13, 2014 / Art Spiegelman
Snapshot: Prelude to a Police Riot Snapshot: Prelude to a Police Riot
Ferguson, Missouri
Jul 13, 2014
The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland
I predicted last year that LeBron James would return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here is why.
Jul 12, 2014 / Dave Zirin
No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right No Water For Motown: Why Detroit Is Denying Its Citizens This Basic Human Right
The Detroit Water and Sewage Department plans to shut off water for delinquent customers at a rate of 1,500 to 3,000 this summer.
Jul 11, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James
“Have you a city that smells worse than Akron?”
Jul 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner