"(Re)Presenting America": Are culturally specific museums a good thing?
Can oppressed groups resurrect their own suppressed histories through a museum? What has been the historical role of race and ethnicity in the development of the natural history museum?
Jungleland? New Orleans community activist rejects NY Times depiction of Ninth Ward
"Contrary to the NY Times, residents of this community are not reconciled to life in the wilderness and we don't live in a forgotten wasteland."
Obama advances new civil rights revolution
President Barack Obama: "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
Supreme Court “rogues’ gallery”: another reason why 2012 matters
For millions of Americans, the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court may not register as a priority, or even as a passing concern.
Justice for black farmers has May 11 deadline
The 180-day period for monetary claims by Black farmers against the USDA expires this week.
New book about Alger Hiss revives Cold War mythology
As Rep. Allen West proved with his channeling of the late Sen. Joe McCarthy recently, the Red Scare echoes endure within American culture.
The ruling class "nullification" attack on democracy
In 30 years demographers forecast that the population of the U.S. will no longer be majority white.
Death of Maurice Sendak brings out a flood of commentary
As soon as the news of Maurice Sendak's death was announced, social media was flooded with comments from generations of readers, parents, and librarians.
“Arab Spring, Libyan Winter” has timely lessons for NATO summit
A timely new book, "Arab Spring, Libyan WInter," provides a short, information-rich guide to what the NATO controversy is all about.
"Avengers" assembles best elements of its genre
Avengers took the humor-tinged mech-action of Iron Man, the Shakespearean epicness of Thor, and threw in a little political correctness for good measure. This is how you do a superhero film.
