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.
