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.
"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.
Class struggle boils over
The work was just as dangerous and just as difficult as before, but the pay and benefits were considerably less.
Jeffrey Sachs and “The Price of Civilization”
Sachs is particularly good at showing where productive value from work is going.
Left on the bookshelf: "The John Carlos Story"
The name John Carlos will forever be etched in American history.
Left on the bookshelf: "Blacks, Reds and Russians"
There is a much less known story of another group of immigrants who sought freedom and opportunity, but it wasn't to America but to the Soviet Union that they fled.
“Retirement Heist” shows how they stole the pensions
Three decades ago, prior to Reagan's "Republican Revolution," 40 percent of America's retirees were receiving real, defined benefit pensions.
Heroes saved television
This was a show about ordinary people who suddenly learned they had great gifts. It was about the idea that everyday people could do something to make the world a better place.
Captain America’s star-spangled banter
Captain America is a classic comic tale-turned-cinema, but in its shift from paper to big screen, a few things may have been lost in translation.
Cuba and Venezuela shape new generation of "Revolutionary Doctors"
Brouwer traces the evolution of Cuba's health system that has led to Cuban-Venezuelan collaboration in providing health care for their people and medical assistance throughout the world.
