The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty

How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.

Sasha Abramsky

How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up

Ten groups that are laying the foundation for an economic justice revival.

Greg Kaufmann

The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule

Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.

Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

Christie’s Jam Is Also the GOP’s

He’s not the only Republican governor who has abused his office to destroy political enemies.

John Nichols

New Sanctions on Iran Could Torpedo Negotiations

The bill now being pushed by the neocons and AIPAC could destroy the most promising developments in a decade.

Bob Dreyfuss

Time Is Running Out for Mayor Bill de Blasio to Halt the New York Public Library’s Disastrous Renovation Plan

In mid-December, the Main Library’s celebrated stacks were booked for demolition.

Scott Sherman

Comix Nation

Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: Cold Refuge in Israel

Nir Elias

Christie: A Bully’s Bully

Oh, how we love those Republican “straight-shooters.”

Katha Pollitt

Fort Lee Jam

Calvin Trillin

The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty

How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.

Sasha Abramsky

Pictures Without an Exhibition

The Brooklyn Museum’s massive show of war photography is a wasted opportunity.

Susie Linfield

Casual Opulence

Denise Levertov’s Collected Poems.

Adam Plunkett

Unreal Cities?

Do “smart” urban automation projects have more in common with Jane Jacobs or Le Corbusier?

Catherine Tumber

Paris! Paris!

Jerzy Ficowski

Letters

Hisssssssssss… the scourge of gentrification… fighting school “reform”… Ai Weiwei, revolutionary… exploit this proletarian—please!

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Puzzle No. 3310

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Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto