Berlusconiland Berlusconiland
Has Silvio Berlusconi’s corruption deprived Italians of their liberty?
Feb 15, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Yascha Mounk
Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love
Whitney's death reminds us of a music industry that does not take care of its own.
Feb 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger’s legacy continues to haunt debates about abortion and family planning.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
Reading John Leonard: A Tribute Reading John Leonard: A Tribute
For the critic John Leonard, “books are where we go alone to complicate ourselves.”
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss
Zoe Strauss has turned the streets of Philadelphia into a museum for her photography.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Flesh Underneath: On ‘Every Twelve Seconds’ The Flesh Underneath: On ‘Every Twelve Seconds’
Timothy Pachirat’s gut-wrenching account of slaughterhouse work.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover
Jonathan Blitzer: El País’s Journey to the Mainstream Jonathan Blitzer: El País’s Journey to the Mainstream
How did a newspaper that once represented a progressive alternative to the status quo ultimately come to be firmly identified with the state itself?
Feb 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds
Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney
Romney misattributed the key quote of his Florida victory speech to the pamphleteer. But that's hardly the only reason why Paine would have decried the Bain Capitalist.
Feb 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’ The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’
El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.
Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer
Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment
George Lucas’s Red Tails, Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness.
Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans