Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Demanding a living wage of $15 per hour, employees at Macy’s, Subway, McDonald’s, Victoria’s Secret and more have walked off the job.
Apr 24, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
WATCH: The 2013 Ridenhour Prizes WATCH: The 2013 Ridenhour Prizes
The annual Ridenhour Prizes recognize acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society.
Apr 24, 2013 / The Nation
‘Cape Fear,’ and Our Fear ‘Cape Fear,’ and Our Fear
In the wake of 9/11 and Boston, is it even possible to imagine a movie that makes civil liberties an integral part of its dramatic arc?
Apr 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
The Trials of Rafi Segal The Trials of Rafi Segal
In Israel, an architectural competition and its winner have been sabotaged by the bad faith of its sponsors.
Apr 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
Risky Business: On Risk and Individualism Risky Business: On Risk and Individualism
A history of how risk management profits from manufacturing new forms of uncertainty and insecurity.
Apr 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Mihm
And Darkness Comes: On Aleksandar Hemon And Darkness Comes: On Aleksandar Hemon
How did everything a writer had known and loved come violently apart?
Apr 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
Beyond Beyond
Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder, Derek Cinfrance’s The Place Beyond the Pines, Brian Helgeland’s 42
Apr 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Letters Letters
Whistleblowing while you work; jocks’ rape culture; gay marriage: outdated from the start?; Anthony Lewis and Noam Chomsky
Apr 23, 2013 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
Letters Letters
Time to ditch the word ‘choice’?; act locally; the barbarism of empire; corrections and clarification
Apr 23, 2013 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3281 Puzzle No. 3281
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Apr 23, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto