Love and revolution: Marx family biography has lessons
A frequently heard quote from Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is: "Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love."
Anti-gay Superman writer sparks outrage
"Young Americans look to Superman as a champion of justice. Anti-gay extremists should be a serous concern to these Americans. It is peculiar that DC Comics would decide to bring [the two] together."
U.S. shootings: Rockers, metal artists decry gun violence
You can't sweep issues under the rug, not in a country that goes to the rest of the world and claims to be an exceptional example.
U.S. shootings: Musicians, too, have been the victims
"Twenty-four years to the day when John Lennon was shot and killed in front of his New York City apartment building, emerged from behind a seven-foot-high stack of amplifiers."
Lincoln: principles and politics
In this 150th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation, we are fortunate to have Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals to help us understand Abraham Lincoln.
Al Gore takes on “The Future”
Al Gore tries to expand his public role to issues that relate to but go beyond climate change.
Super Bowl offers beauty and disgrace
Super Bowl 47 offered football fans an incredibly dramatic game, but there was a multitude of drama even before the first snap commenced.
"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is a powerful indictment of capitalism
It isn't the first book of this kind but, in revealing the tragedy of capitalist globalization in incredibly intimate and moving detail much like a good novel does, it ranks as one of the best.
Movies you might have missed: "The Band's Visit"
The 2007 film The Band's Visit concerns the unexpected adventure experienced by an Egyptian ceremonial police band traveling to a small Israeli town where they have been invited to perform.
