from “The Islanders Remember That There Are No Women and No Men” from “The Islanders Remember That There Are No Women and No Men”
in the antediluvian island
in the primordial swamp
Hardwood was already my friend
Mar 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alice Notley
Poem Poem
Thank Gerard
Cascade: rain torrential rain
waterfalls down our stone facade.
Mar 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Marie Ponsot
Who’s Got Game? Who’s Got Game?
A new book advocates equality for men and women on the playing field. But is that still a field of dreams?
Mar 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lipsyte
Just Looking Just Looking
Mapping the difficulty, danger and beauty in the art of Nicholas Poussin.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Extreme Inequality Extreme Inequality
A look at the gap between rich and poor via two books: David Cay Johnson's Free Lunch and Michael J. Thompson's The Politics of Inequality.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook
Hard Times Hard Times
Amity Schlaes's history of the Great Depression is nothing less than an attempt to reclaim the 1930s for the free market.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Ordinary People Ordinary People
Woody Holton's history of America's origins celebrates the contributions of the common people.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robin Einhorn
Beyond the New Deal Beyond the New Deal
How refreshing it would be if a presidential candidate reminded us of the experience of the New Deal.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Howard Zinn
FDR’s Democratic Propaganda FDR’s Democratic Propaganda
Today's progressive message-makers can learn a lot from Franklin Roosevelt's homey "fireside chats."
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Duncombe
Democratizing Capital Democratizing Capital
New Deal progressives believed the economy should exist to serve society, not the other way around.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Sherle R. Schwenninger