Clinton, Obama, Drugs and the Politics of Cynicism Clinton, Obama, Drugs and the Politics of Cynicism
There are plenty of what might charitably be referred to as "unsavory" characters associated with the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, who tends to attract the seamy poli...
Dec 14, 2007 / John Nichols
Permalancers, Unite! Permalancers, Unite!
Freelancers staged a walkout at Viacom this week, instigating one of the most unlikely and successful labor campaigns in recent memory.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Anya Kamenetz
Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing
In New Orleans, an intergenerational coalition of activists is fighting to stop the demolition of 4,500 public housing units.
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Democrats and Journalists Should Not Advocate Young Voter Disenfranchisement Democrats and Journalists Should Not Advocate Young Voter Disenfranchisement
How student and young blogger activism took on Clinton, Dodd, Richardson and Biden's campaigns--in less than 24 hours--to protect student voting rights.
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Who Owns Whom? Social Networking’s Corporate Roots Who Owns Whom? Social Networking’s Corporate Roots
Politicians are invading online space like never before in hopes of reaching a new generation of voters. But who really gains from interactive democracy?
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Memorable Gestures Memorable Gestures
Michael Ondaatje shows off his trademark narrative tricks in his new novel Divisadero, but the magic is wearing thin.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Tony Eprile
Edward Hopper: August in the City, 1945 Edward Hopper: August in the City, 1945
You've got to learn how to dance and speak lots of languages and pull ideas out of your hat.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ernest Farrés
Lippmann and the News Lippmann and the News
In the early 1900s Walter Lippman laid the groundrules for public debate in America. Have the US media followed his prescriptions?
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Michael Schudson
Tilted Ash Tilted Ash
A retrospective exhibition of Martin Puryear's sculptures reinvents MoMA's signature atrium space as a site for spiritual longing.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland
The most devastated neighborhood in America makes an ideal backdrop for a morally ambiguous play about abandonment.
Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern