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Crooked Sticks: On Utopianism Crooked Sticks: On Utopianism

At the utopian community of Fruitlands, vegetables were not only eaten. They were also imitated.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco

Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco Amazement in Reverse: On Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco

Martin Creed and Gabriel Orozco reduce the artistic gesture to the smallest effective intervention into reality.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Turning Oil Into Water

Turning Oil Into Water Turning Oil Into Water

After a plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica ran aground, the Saudis used their oil wealth to build desalination plants for watering their desert kingdom.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

Backward, Christian Soldiers

Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers

Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

For bringing to light critical but long-suppressed information, Pfc. Manning has been treated not as a whistleblower, but as a criminal and a spy.

Feb 10, 2011 / Chase Madar

The Kids Are All Right The Kids Are All Right

As a mentoring program shows, the arc of a child’s life can be altered by a single stable adult.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / David Kirp

And They Called It… And They Called It…

Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.

Feb 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment

In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American commun...

Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room

City of Joy Is What Investing in Life Looks Like City of Joy Is What Investing in Life Looks Like

This weekend saw something revolutionary—not just  in Egypt, but in the Congo. The V-Day foundation, led by playwright and GRITtv guest Eve Ensler, opened its first City...

Feb 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Puzzle No. 1621 Puzzle No. 1621

This puzzle originally appeared in the February 28, 2011

Feb 10, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis

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