Kurt Vonnegut, the legendary author, WWII veteran, humanist, artist and smoker, was an In These Times senior editor until his death in April 2007. His classic works include Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions and Cat’s Cradle, among many others. The last book by him published before his death, A Man Without a Country (2005), collects many of the articles he wrote for this magazine.
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Ode To America’s Freshwater People
On Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and other Midwesterners.
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Your Guess Is as Good as Mine
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Susan Sontag and Arthur Miller
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American Christmas Card 2004
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Have I Got a Car for You!
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The End is Near
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Requiem for a Dreamer
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I Love You, Madame Librarian
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Cold Turkey
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False Advertising
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State of the Asylum
A conversation between the novelist Kurt Vonnegut and science fiction writer Kilgore Trout on President Bush's 2004 State of the Union address
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Knowing What’s Nice
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Strange Weather Lately
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Dear Mr. Vonnegut,
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Dear Mr. Vonnegut,
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Dear Mr. Vonnegut,
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