China Gains, US Loses in Asia Power Play China Gains, US Loses in Asia Power Play
Obama’s no-show at APEC underlines America’s decline in influence in East Asia.
Oct 9, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Paul Ryan’s Shock Doctrine ‘Fix’ for the Budget Stalemate Paul Ryan’s Shock Doctrine ‘Fix’ for the Budget Stalemate
The outspoken congressman wants to use the budget crisis to advance his privatization agenda.
Oct 9, 2013 / John Nichols
The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil The Grassroots Battle Against Big Oil
Activists in Texas are connecting the fight against the Keystone pipeline with the struggle for environmental justice.
Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
How to Democratize the US Economy How to Democratize the US Economy
A long-term plan to renovate the American dream begins at the local level and scales up.
Oct 9, 2013 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz
Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt? Does the Chilean Experience Offer a Way Out for Egypt?
My country can perhaps offer Egyptians a strategy whereby a fearful and divided populace can rid itself of an oppressive regime.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman
Citizen Marx Citizen Marx
By refusing to treat Marx as our contemporary, Jonathan Sperber has brought him back to life.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Sam Stark
Atavistic Sonnet Atavistic Sonnet
Shadow of the gull on the airport wall, lunging as the fuselage vaults above the meadow. Hollow in the cornrow where the hobo slept, then a backhoe filling up the furrow. Misery of clocks in neon glare, whereabouts of warblers and island foxes, an old flame googled from the dead letter office, simple as the still-warm bench at dusk. Typing or sewing, or bringing down a fever through a length of knotted string and a rusted staple gun. Here comes the tattooed witch with her drum while the royals wait by the limousine grinning. Shadow of the gull on the airport wall, shallows in the stairs where we fell and stepped, hollow in the cornrow where the hobo slept, a backhoe filling the furrow.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
Weightless Burdens Weightless Burdens
Gravity and the three-dimensional tears of Sandra Bullock.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Presidents and Libraries Presidents and Libraries
A blueprint for the Barack Obama presidential library.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
What Should Democrats Demand in the Budget Showdown? What Should Democrats Demand in the Budget Showdown?
If Republicans feel entitled to push pet projects in exchange for opening the government or avoiding default, Democrats should call them on it—and detail their own demands.
Oct 8, 2013 / Bryce Covert