Whatever its end goal, the Bush administration is utilizing the same tactics, accusations and propaganda in preparing the U.S.…
Foreclosure Patterns: What is [not] Being Done
Map courtesy of the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project, nedap.org. BLOOMBERG BACKED BANKS IN 2002 In 2002 the New…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Think you’re hearing less about Iraq from the media these days? You are.
Think you’re hearing less about Iraq from the media these days? You are. The number of stories about Iraq…
Revolutions: Read All About ’Em
Mao: On Practice and Contradiction (introduction by Slavoj Žižek) Robespierre: Virtue and Terror (introduction by Slavoj Žižek) Thomas Jefferson:…
A Woman with a Different Vision
2007 launched the great Robert Moses revival in New York City. The year opened with a trifecta of exhibits…
By Chris Anderson U.S. history is generally portrayed as a steady, peaceful and inevitable unfolding of freedom, guided by…
Recent Academic Turmoil at Columbia University
Over the past five years, perhaps no college campus has been the scene of as much controversy over academic…
Showdown at Columbia: After Years Under Siege, Students Take On “Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week”
First they came for the Palestinian professors. Then the Minutemen arrived on campus, gunning for the immigrants. In early…
Changing the Face of NYC: The Mega Development Roundup
by Chris Anderson Illustrations by Rusty Zimmerman New York City is in the mood to expand. While the recent…
Immigrant Bashers Descend on Newark
Even as the local media rediscover the plight of educated, innercity youth, right-wing politicians and Republican presidential candidates are…
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