Sweet Martin’s Badass Song Sweet Martin’s Badass Song
Several new books on Martin Luther King takes a closer look at the rhetoric and economic politics of the civil rights icon.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul
A Deeper Black A Deeper Black
Shelby Steele's book on Barack Obama, an outdated critique of identity politics, misses the candidate's essential power.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ta-Nehisi Coates
John McCain, Demonstrating His Intention to Make Inroads Among African-American Voters… John McCain, Demonstrating His Intention to Make Inroads Among African-American Voters…
But guess who showed up instead?
Apr 30, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Lost Causes Not Yet Found Lost Causes Not Yet Found
In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Dreaming Obama in North Carolina Dreaming Obama in North Carolina
Conversations with historian John Hope Franklin and civil rights heroes about race, memory and the possibility of change.
Apr 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
The Light Stuff The Light Stuff
The Kindle e-reader lightens your load, but can you curl up with it in bed?
Apr 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Melanie Rehak
Back Talk: Nicholson Baker Back Talk: Nicholson Baker
In the debut of a new biweekly series, the author of Human Smoke discusses pacifism and World War II.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Arms and the Right Arms and the Right
Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.
Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare