Books & the Arts

Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger

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

John Leonard

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 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 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’ 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 Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment

George Lucas’s Red Tails, Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness.

Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Thompson

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

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