Abie’s Yiddish Muse Abie’s Yiddish Muse
Like a lot of red revolutionaries, Abraham Cahan ended up to the right of where he began.
Jan 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
What Bill de Blasio Can Learn From New York City’s Last Radical Mayor What Bill de Blasio Can Learn From New York City’s Last Radical Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia also took office in a time of crisis—and he was open to new ideas and bold reforms.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Farewell, André the Giant Farewell, André the Giant
Imagine a world without the works of Noam Chomsky, Marguerite Duras, Barbara Ehrenreich, Michel Foucault, Edward Said or Studs Terkel. Then you will have some sense of the im...
Dec 2, 2013 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’? Why Did a British Tabloid Call Ed Miliband’s Dad an Evil, Jewish Marxist ‘Who Hated Britain’?
While the politics of the smear are straightforward, the cultural meaning is more complicated—and much nastier.
Oct 3, 2013 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Britain’s Bump in the Road to War Britain’s Bump in the Road to War
Thanks to Ed Miliband, Britons now have what we were never given in the run-up to war in Iraq.
Aug 30, 2013 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Murdoch: The Bugger Bugged Murdoch: The Bugger Bugged
A newly leaked tape of a secret meeting between Rupert Murdoch and staffers at the Sun newspaper reveals the press baron's show of contrition was just an act.
Jul 5, 2013 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Turning Point for Britain’s Labour Party Turning Point for Britain’s Labour Party
Jon Cruddas, who’s now leading a comprehensive policy review, says he wants to renew the party’s roots in English radicalism.
Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Press Freedom Under Threat! Not! Press Freedom Under Threat! Not!
After sixteen months, scores of witnesses, and over £ 4 Million in costs, the Leveson Inquiry—also known as the Murdoch version of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a C...
Nov 30, 2012 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism
As mood music, Miliband’s invocation of “One Nation Labour” is already a hit.
Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
No Sex Please, They’re British No Sex Please, They’re British
David Cameron has shown himself eager to do Rupert Murdoch’s bidding. But a sex scandal, this is not.
Jun 15, 2012 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan