Culture

Social Media: Peril + Promise
Will social networks change our world, or just reinforce it?
Deanna Zandt
Howard Zinn’s Final Act of Protest
In his last book, the late, great historian—and former bombardier—examines his troubling actions during W.W. II.
Micah Uetricht
Agora Phobia
A new film about ancient religious conflict resonates, but fails at the box office.
Ralph Seliger
Todd Solondz’s Dystopia in Suburbia
In his sixth film, Life During Wartime, the film director offers another twisted modern fairy tale that revels in taboos.
Michael Atkinson
Female Rail Tale
Linda Grant Niemann goes beyond clichés to show what it's really like to work on the railroad.
Mike Matejka
Virtually Conservative
Most video games—in which you accumulate stuff and/or dominate the world—are the opposite of progressive.
Michael Atkinson
The Great Trans-Frontier
Trinidad, Colo., is the 'sex change capital of the world.' A documentary now out on DVD explains why.
Jakob VanLammeren
Working on a (Temp) Dream
Welcome to the freelance economy, where workers are atomized, badly compensated and strangely optimistic.
Richard Greenwald
‘So Is She Gay?’
Whether or not Elena Kagan is a lesbian shouldn't distract us from a simple fact: America isn't ready for an openly gay Supreme Court judge.
Jeremy Gantz
Networking the Neighborhood
A Vermont town reinvents the Net.
Bill McKibben
Organizing for the Impossible
Si Kahn's new 'guide for rabble-rousers' challenges community organizers to think very carefully about their campaigns for justice.
Adam Kader
Plight of the Living Dead
The strange longevity of George A. Romero's zombies.
Michael Atkinson
Stop Loss Blues
After superior officers heard his song 'Stop Lossed,' hip-hop artist Marc Hall was arrested and discharged from the U.S. Army.
Nan Levinson
A New Day for the New Deal?
Tony Judt diagnoses America's decline.
Melvyn Dubofsky
Studs Terkel: 96 Years in 40 Minutes
Eric Simonson's new film portrait of the ubiquitous journalist and author comes up short on complexity.
Dan Dineen
Springsteen’s Salvation
A new book reveals The Boss' enduring allure.
Theo Anderson
Femivores in the Henhouse
Feminists debate the meaning of "chicks with chicks."
Members of WAM!
A Soft Focus on War
How Hollywood hides the horrors of war.
Slavoj Žižek
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