An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction
A mountain landscape, upon closer inspection, reveals rampant floods, tornadoes, and fires.
Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / David Opdyke and Lawrence Weschler
Imagining a New Mount Rushmore Imagining a New Mount Rushmore
What would a monument for our current Trumpian moment look like?
Jul 3, 2020 / Lawrence Weschler
How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy How the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy
The far right has long sought to limit access to authentic democratic governance. It’s succeeding.
Sep 17, 2018 / Lawrence Weschler
The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan The Passing of Dom Paulo, Cardinal Arns, a Liberation Theology Titan
He stood up courageously against Brazil’s dictatorship and supported the “preferential option for the poor.”
Feb 1, 2017 / Lawrence Weschler
The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac The Art of the Shakedown, From the Nile to the Potomac
How corruption in the US puts everyday corruption in Africa to shame.
Nov 1, 2011 / Lawrence Weschler
Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination
Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler