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
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
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
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
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