Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue Letters From the May 14, 2018, Issue
A worthy tribute… Beyond the border of cruelty… What took so long?…
Apr 19, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers
Waste My Life Waste My Life
sleep, boredom, gossip, cruelty imaginary feuds and small resentments various, complex plans that amount to nothing at some point, every poet has to admit art is just a distraction…
Apr 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Hera Lindsay Bird
Ode to the Belt Ode to the Belt
it’s clear the future does not bode well for the living my man wont let me forget where leather comes from the engineered animal bent over in chemical grass the slit thing hanged &…
Apr 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sam Sax
Puzzle No. 3464 Puzzle No. 3464
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Momentous heart? (5-10) 9 Essential energy reflected the sound of a cat and the sound of a bird (7) 10 Backslide a…
Apr 19, 2018 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Joan Jonas’s Fragments Joan Jonas’s Fragments
More than anything else, time itself is the material Jonas works with, manipulating it as a sculptor might mold clay.
Apr 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump
To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant.
Apr 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing
From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age
The America that emerged out of the Civil War was meant to be a radically more equal place. What went wrong?
Apr 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency
And it’s not the first time.
Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser
How to Be a Pacifist in a Gun-Loving Country How to Be a Pacifist in a Gun-Loving Country
True security lies not in arming ourselves against other people, but in connecting with them.
Apr 16, 2018 / Frida Berrigan