Fix the Filibuster Fix the Filibuster
The filibuster is one of the biggest barriers to progress in our country.
Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction
How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World
It's the antidote to the consumerism and cynicism that define our culture.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio
Unacknowledged Legislators? Unacknowledged Legislators?
Artists can open a space of possibility in politics, but their role is problematic—and not always positive.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Hari Kunzru
Resistance Through Poetry Resistance Through Poetry
It’s how I came to understand that the world—and all oppression—is connected.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Staceyann Chin
Jail Guitar Doors Jail Guitar Doors
By providing free instruments, we use music to help rehabilitate prison inmates.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Billy Bragg
The Creative Electoral Response The Creative Electoral Response
I refused to run a negative campaign for New York City Council, focusing instead on community and democratic empowerment.
Jan 9, 2013 / Feature / Yetta Kurland
Reflections on Mortality From a Land of Ice and Snow Reflections on Mortality From a Land of Ice and Snow
There is something eerily disquieting about Antarctica, where humanity isn’t capable of enduring long.
How the Study of History Can Contribute to Global Citizenship How the Study of History Can Contribute to Global Citizenship
We can truly know only that which we have made: human history.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stanislao G. Pugliese
Homage to a Creative Elder Homage to a Creative Elder
My Tante Rezia was a patron of the arts, one of those silent supporters that every family, every artist, has and needs but rarely acknowledges.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Edwidge Danticat
The Nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense The Nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
Opponents think that Hagel should Be more respectful of Likud. And on Iran, whose nuke we’re battling, He’s shown no zest for saber rattling. The first fight for this loyal lieutenant Won’t be abroad but in the Senate.
Jan 9, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin