Category Archives: north america

U.S. education reform: let’s talk race & class

By Erik Loomis | Published: March 18, 2010

Since NCLB failed to work, Americans have looked for a scapegoat.

Also posted in Feature, politics | Tagged barack obama, education, no child left behind, u.s. | 3 Comments

Rethinking Work: farming as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 17, 2010

Real farming is backbreaking work.

Also posted in Current Affairs, Feature, Society, fashion, food | Tagged farming, u.s. | 1 Comment

Glenn Beck’s attack on Bruce Springsteen: pathetic

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 15, 2010

To obey is easy; to communicate is hard.

Also posted in Arts & Literature, Current Affairs, Entertainment, music | Tagged bruce springsteen, glenn beck, johnny cash | 11 Comments

“Green Zone”: Greengrass & Damon do it again

By Mark Farnsworth | Published: March 13, 2010

The most sinister helicopters this side of “Apocalypse Now” scream overhead.

Also posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, middle east, movies | Tagged green zone, iraq, jason isaacs, matt damon, paul greengrass, u.s. | Leave a comment

Juárez plan: what next?

By Feature Writer | Published: March 12, 2010

A threshold was broken.

Also posted in Current Affairs, crime | Tagged drugs, felipe calderón, juárez, mexico, patrick corcoran, war on drugs | Leave a comment

Howard Stern on Gabourey Sidibe: hard facts

By Renee Martin | Published: March 11, 2010

"And Oprah's lying and saying you're going to have a brilliant career.”

Also posted in Arts & Literature, Columnist, Entertainment, fashion | Tagged gabourey sidibe, ghost whisperer, howard stern, jessica simpson, kevin smith, mo'nique, precious, roseanne barr | 7 Comments

Rethinking Work: cooking as labor

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: March 9, 2010

Cooking, when it is glamorous and well-compensated, is something for men.

Also posted in Society, feminism, food | Tagged julia child, kate harding, meryl streep, michael pollan, raj patel, workers' rights | 7 Comments

Throwdown: Tavis Smiley & Reverend Al Sharpton

By Renee Martin | Published: March 4, 2010

Self-promotion is quite possibly Smiley’s greatest skill.

Also posted in Current Affairs | Tagged al sharpton, barack obama, healthcare, race, tavis smiley, u.s. | 4 Comments

Joe Stack: who will take right-wing terrorism seriously?

By Erik Loomis | Published: February 27, 2010

Stack’s own daughter has portrayed him as hero.

Also posted in Current Affairs, politics, terrorism | Tagged IRS, joe stack, scott roeder, u.s. | 14 Comments

How to apologize: a primer from Tiger Woods

By Joe Sapien | Published: February 23, 2010

There’s a sexy “downward dog” joke somewhere in all of this, and I just can’t seem to find it.

Also posted in Current Affairs, humor, sports | Tagged elin nordgren, golf, tiger woods | 1 Comment