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Dishonoring Reagan Dishonoring Reagan

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

Whether you're a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent or something else, if you're not in poverty, then your kids will probably end up okay.

Feb 10, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment

In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American communit...

Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room

The Dying Swan: On Jennifer Homans

The Dying Swan: On Jennifer Homans The Dying Swan: On Jennifer Homans

Jennifer Homans thinks ballet is dying, its masters dead and gone. But ballet, which exists in time and leaves no record, is always dying.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss

Crooked Sticks: On Utopianism Crooked Sticks: On Utopianism

At the utopian community of Fruitlands, vegetables were not only eaten. They were also imitated.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco

Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco

Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco reduce the artistic gesture to the smallest effective intervention into reality.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Turning Oil Into Water

Turning Oil Into Water Turning Oil Into Water

After a plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica ran aground, the Saudis used their oil wealth to build desalination plants for watering their desert kingdom.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

Backward, Christian Soldiers

Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

For bringing to light critical but long-suppressed information, Pfc. Manning has been treated not as a whistleblower, but as a criminal and a spy.

Feb 10, 2011 / Chase Madar

The Kids Are All Right The Kids Are All Right

As a mentoring program shows, the arc of a child’s life can be altered by a single stable adult.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / David Kirp

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