Boxed In Boxed In
Electoral reform in the United States will require federal intervention to empower voters and overcome the challenges posed by state and local autonomy.
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Playing Games Playing Games
Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Totilo
This Brave Nation: Coming Soon This Brave Nation: Coming Soon
Take a sneak peek at the new documentary series from the Brave New Foundation and The Nation.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation
Unlovable Unlovable
The contemporary art world, reflected in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, is themeless and heading in no identifiable direction.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
The Age of the Wooden Spoon The Age of the Wooden Spoon
The radical subjectivity and reckless politics of Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun find new expression in recent English translations and editions.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Lytal
The Counter-Family The Counter-Family
British author Jonathan Coe departs from grand social transformations and turns to the domestic sphere in The Rain Before It Falls.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Market Media Meltdown Market Media Meltdown
Financial news outlets, tethered to a mission to pump up confidence and support their advertisers, helped fuel the subprime meltdown.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Danny Schechter
Tonight No Poetry Will Serve Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
Saw you walking barefoot taking a long look at the new moon's eyelid
May 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adrienne Rich
Looking Past Clichés Looking Past Clichés
The Visitor is that rare film that defines Arabs not as ethnic or religious stereotypes but as individuals.
May 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Guantánamo Ain’t No Joke Guantánamo Ain’t No Joke
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay is very funny. Nothing about the real place is.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Shayana Kadidal