A Conversation with Taylor Branch A Conversation with Taylor Branch
MLK's biographer on presidents, politics, racial injustice, poverty and war.
Jan 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Wallace
Bella’s Way Bella’s Way
They just don't make women politicians like Bella Abzug anymore.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nona Willis Aronowitz
L.A. L.A.
Politically speaking look at this a word at a time on my knee looking forward to a picnic with my friends in the afternoon in their car
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Eileen Myles
On the Books On the Books
A "rogue sociologist" gains unprecedented insight on the day-to-day workings of a Chicago gang.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover
Little Ships of Horror Little Ships of Horror
Marcus Rediker's breathtaking "human history" of the slave ship reveals how the transatlantic slave trade demeaned everyone it touched.
Jan 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Leslie Brown
A Great Deal of Work A Great Deal of Work
Edmund Wilson's politics have long been criticized, but his views were more nuanced than you might think.
Jan 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
King’s Legacy of Change King’s Legacy of Change
No single person can be the agent of change: the vision must come from all of us.
Jan 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Grace Lee Boggs
Hillary’s Real MLK Problem Hillary’s Real MLK Problem
"Change" is this year's Democratic battle cry, but if you don't know how it happens, you're not likely to make it happen yourself.
Jan 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich
Bugalú Sounds Bugalú Sounds
If you're curious to learn more about the bugalú, check out these five albums.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
Boogaloo Nights Boogaloo Nights
A new generation rediscovers the freewheeling rhythms of the Nuyorican bugalú.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang