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Old, Female and Homeless

Old, Female and Homeless Old, Female and Homeless

Life on San Francisco’s streets for women over 50 is filled with hardships, small and large.

Jan 23, 2013 / Feature / Rose Aguilar

A Message From Americans to France A Message From Americans to France

“As French troops intervene in Mali, the French take pride in their military capacity and in their independence of action.”                                —The New York Times   We’re pleased to hear you like to intervene. We praise both your commitment and your style. Ourselves, we’ve wearied of this sort of thing. Perhaps you could take over for a while.

Jan 23, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The ‘Sully’-ing of American Journalism

The ‘Sully’-ing of American Journalism The ‘Sully’-ing of American Journalism

Andrew Sullivan garners much attention for his bold moves as a blogger. But what about the quality of his judgments?

Jan 23, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman

Magna Carter

Magna Carter Magna Carter

Every musical note has life in it. For six decades the composer Elliott Carter imagined that life precisely.

Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Shawn Francis Peters’s The Catonsville Nine.

Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Mark Oppenheimer

Hotel Artists

Hotel Artists Hotel Artists

How working in hotels led Henri Matisse and Ian Wallace to rediscover the intoxicating purity of light.

Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Crazy, Stupid, Guns

Crazy, Stupid, Guns Crazy, Stupid, Guns

Moussa Touré’s La Pirogue, Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad

Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Election Reform Should Be a Top Priority for the New Congress

Election Reform Should Be a Top Priority for the New Congress Election Reform Should Be a Top Priority for the New Congress

Democrats and Obama are serious about fixing the broken US election system. Will the GOP join them? 

Jan 23, 2013 / Ari Berman

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Center-Left America Is Already Here

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Center-Left America Is Already Here Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Center-Left America Is Already Here

The majority of citizens support progressive agenda items like cuts in defense spending and higher taxes on the very rich.

Jan 23, 2013 / Press Room

Syracuse Faculty Group to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Syracuse Faculty Group to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

A letter in Syracuse University's Daily Orange by Political Science professor Sarah Pralle details why she is leading a faculty group in support of student organizing pushing t...

Jan 23, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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