Maurice Sendak’s Cultural Influence Maurice Sendak’s Cultural Influence
Generally considered the leading children's book writer of the past century, his books were touchstones of youth for the generation born after 1960.
May 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Goodbye MCA Goodbye MCA
For me, losing a Beastie Boy is like what losing a Beatle was to my father's generation.
May 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
May Day Protests in Europe May Day Protests in Europe
Across Europe May Day brought out demonstrators, strikers and even some picnickers marking the labor movement celebration and demanding an end to the austerity agenda sweeping th...
May 2, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
A Guide to May Day A Guide to May Day
This year, with the Occupy movement taking full advantage of May Day’s historic significance, we're likely to see the greatest explosion of outrage at the excesses of capital...
Apr 27, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Talib Kweli’s Love Letter to #OWS Talib Kweli’s Love Letter to #OWS
Prisoner of Conscious is meant to both celebrate and inspire the Occupy movement.
Apr 26, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Levon Helm: The True Voice of America Levon Helm: The True Voice of America
You could always tell which voice was his: he was the stern Southern preacher, the broken Confederate soldier and the dirt farmer at the end of his day.
Apr 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
The Green Festival in New York The Green Festival in New York
The Green Festival is a two-day party with a very serious objective: expanding popular support for policies aimed at ecological sustainability and social justice.
Apr 17, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Five Ways to Support Re-Occupation Five Ways to Support Re-Occupation
A guide.
Apr 16, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
AT&T and ALEC AT&T and ALEC
The Nation is asking readers to implore one of ALEC's corporate benefactors, AT&T, to follow Kraft and Coke in severing ties with the group.
Apr 8, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
The 99% Spring The 99% Spring
An impressive coalition of liberal-left groups are aiming to recruit and train 100,000 Americans in the precepts of non-violent direct action.
Apr 4, 2012 / Peter Rothberg