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The Margin Walker

Veteran punk rocker Ian MacKaye on what has shocked him most during the Bush Era and why Obama gives him hope

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Hip-Hop’s Planet Rocker

An interview with the legendary Afrika Bambaataa

vol. 32, iss. 10   

Punk Manifesto

Erick Lyle's On the Lower Frequencies collects material from the low-budget zines Scam and Turd-Filled Donut -- and deals with issues still important today

vol. 32, iss. 10    , ,

Portrait of the Awkward Artist

If Pablo Helguera's The Boy Inside the Letter (Jorge Pinto Books, 2007) had adopted a subtitle, it would have… more

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Rocking Lolita in Tehran

Iran's underground music scene has more followers than ever, largely because Iranian musicians are performing on a new stage: the Internet

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In Condemnation of Opting In

Our voices are being drowned out by our peers in the supposedly independent media, like Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore, who calls Starbucks "the new record store," and music journalists like the Chicago Reader's Miles Raymer, who argued in a piece called "In Praise of Selling Out" that the music industry's decline can be "rescued by corporations that make everything but music"

vol. 31, iss. 09    ,

Activism Illustrated

Inkworks Press celebrates a quarter century of political posters, the key to making a visual impact before the Internet's rise

vol. 31, iss. 08    ,

In the Crosshairs

Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal invited people to shoot him, and got all too many takers

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NOLA: Priced Out of the Parade

Rising costs, lack of protection, threaten New Orleans' traditional second line marches

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Chasing the Green Pound in London

Forget "I am not a plastic bag" campaign, Spitalfield's Market is where to find London's genuine eco-friendly fashion

vol. 31, iss. 06    ,

Blaming Hip-Hop for Imus

Instead of blaming rappers for vulgarity, social resources should be channeled to combat the conditions that create those lyrics

vol. 31, iss. 01    , ,

In Praise of Pageantry

Art and activism together facilitate a larger discussion of politics and theory while reinspiring activists who are tired of the same old marches

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Our Profit Margin Could Be Your Life

Indie punk band HeWhoCorrupts maximizes profits by eliminating frills like melody or the standard chorus/verse/chorus structure

vol. 31, iss. 05    ,

Digital Revives the Indie Pop Star

In this new age of satellite radio and personalized playlists, only 35 percent of 18-to-34-year-olds are turning to the… more

vol. 31, iss. 04    ,

Making Black Voices Heard

A new study examines minority youth opinion

vol. 31, iss. 03    , ,

Mardi Gras Flame

Fear and fesitivity in New Orleans

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Art Basel Miami Beach: A Whitewash

Since 2001, Samuel Keller, the aging arts wunderkind, has inspired the art world's most seminal and explosive art exposition,… more

vol. 31, iss. 01    ,

Dread Beats

The dub poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson

vol. 30, iss. 12    ,

Beyonce’s Bootyful B’Day

Beyonce Knowles's transformation as a pop star exemplifies the quarterlife identity crisis felt by many twenty-somethings.

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Virginity or Death!: A Conversation With Katha Pollitt

Nation writer Katha Pollitt is interviewed about her new book Virginity or Death! And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time

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History We Can Use

The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum in New York City is a founding member of the International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience.

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Jesus Is Tragic

The movie Jesus Camp by Heidi Ewing and Cahel Grady exposes the terrifying power the Christian Right has to indoctrinate and manipulate children.

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YouTube in MeWorld

According to Anthropologist Thomas de Zengotita, Websites like MySpace and YouTube encourage socializing and self adolation.

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Bigger Than Hip Hop

A look at the state of black political leadership

vol. 30, iss. 09    , ,

Plagiarists: Catch Your Own Clue

Plagarism is running rampant.

vol. 30, iss. 09    ,

Pushing Back Against Ad Censorship

Television networks refuse progressive ads more often than conservative onesDo television networks refuse progressive ads more often than conservative ones?

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The True Temptations of the West

Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond is a travelogue by Pankaj Mishra about the shadow of poverty in South Asia.

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Why Hemingway Is Chick-Lit

Women read more fiction than men.

vol. 30, iss. 09    , ,

Narcissists Rђ Us?

Three decades later, Christopher Lasch's analysis still neatly explains why self-love will tear us apart

vol. 30, iss. 08    , ,

Superheroes: Invisibles No Ms

Mexican laborers, real superheroes.

vol. 30, iss. 08    , ,

Cmon, Get Happy

Being happy has become commercial, individualized, and barbaric.

vol. 30, iss. 08    , ,

Jane Jacobs, Reconsidered

Jane Jacobs transformed urban planning

vol. 30, iss. 08    , ,

Perpetuating the Yellow Peril

At first glance, Jeff Adachi's Slanted Screen is an earnest documentary that covers familiar ground. The shameful depiction of… more

vol. 30, iss. 07    , , ,

Kal (Black) Like Me

A Belgrade-based music group hopes to bring Romani issues to the forefront.

vol. 30, iss. 07    ,

Iraq on the Big Screen

Who should define what a war is "about"? By any ethical standard, that right should fall to the besieged--those… more

vol. 30, iss. 06    , ,

Pow! Shazaam! Its ғMinoriteam!

Behind the scenes of a controversial new Cartoon Network show

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