The Problem Is Empire The Problem Is Empire
The challenge to the peace movement is not to liberalize the empire; the task is to peacefully and steadily bring it to an end--and make democracy safe for the world.
Sep 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
Making History Making History
Progressives are saying this is a moment of transformational politics. Is the party leadership listening?
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Poll Position: John Zogby and the Future of Polling Poll Position: John Zogby and the Future of Polling
Pollster John Zogby's new book illuminates the changing nature of American values and lives.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Provan
Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ a Masterpiece of Opera Noir Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ a Masterpiece of Opera Noir
A recent production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a grim masterpiece of opera noir.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Salman Rushdie’s Imaginative New ‘Enchantress of Florence’ Salman Rushdie’s Imaginative New ‘Enchantress of Florence’
Salman Rushdie probes the limits of the imagination to produce his most coherent and readable novel.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
‘Zek’ Freedom Brings Back Memories of Stalin’s Russia ‘Zek’ Freedom Brings Back Memories of Stalin’s Russia
The freeing of the "zeks" confronted Russia with living memories of the Terror.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen F. Cohen
And We Love Life And We Love Life
And we love life if we find a way to it. We dance in between martyrs and raise a minaret for violet or palm trees. We love life if we find a way to it. And we steal from the silkwo…
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mahmoud Darwish
From King to Obama From King to Obama
Barack Obama stands on the shoulders of many as he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. One set of those shoulders belongs to Jesse Jackson.
Aug 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Cobble
In the Presence of Darwish In the Presence of Darwish
A tribute to the premier Arab poet of the past half-century.
Aug 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Sinan Antoon
What Would Mao Think of the Games? What Would Mao Think of the Games?
He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.
Aug 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom