Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu
With 20,000 runners from 96 countries in tow, it's hard to avoid the global implications of this year's Boston Marathon.
Apr 16, 2013 / Press Room
On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq
What used to be called "shell shock" is now the daily stress of living in a war zone.
Apr 16, 2013 / Jeremiah Goulka
Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked! Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked!
What will Middleman do next?
Apr 16, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other
Rehab is hard, painful, miserable work. But those runners, I suspect, will run again.
Apr 16, 2013 / Chloe Angyal
‘We Are Not a Failing School!’ ‘We Are Not a Failing School!’
A school-closing hearing in Chicago becomes a test of whether corporate-driven school "reform" can be responsive and humane.
Apr 16, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past
Amid speculation about the bombing, a great city and its people are responding to tragedy with a strength that is the stuff of poetry.
Apr 16, 2013 / John Nichols
The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love
Today's bombing will change the Boston Marathon forever—that, in and of itself, is a tragedy.
Apr 15, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Chim’s Eye: On Photography and Politics Chim’s Eye: On Photography and Politics
Is it possible to create an intellectually aware, politically honest image?
Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds
Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable
How an architecture critic made New York City her touchstone for discussions of public space.
Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Lange
Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’ Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’
The New Museum tries to explain why the city's art scene changed in 1993.
Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky