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With a sharp eye for cultural patterns and a keen feel for the shape of a story, Claude Lévi-Strauss was a poet in the laboratory of anthropology.
Elizabeth Hardwick found New York's jittery impermanence and inchoate density to be an obstacle for the fiction writer.
The horrors of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database arise through the cumulative weight of its abstract pieces of information.
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News and Analysis
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Inside the right's campaign to hijack our country's founding text—and how to fight back.
In Beck's twisted telling, it is activists like Piven—not the militias of the right—who threaten Americans' safety.
In year three, will Obama heed the lessons of Clinton or Reagan?
Does Contraception Count as Prevention? (Healthcare Policy, Reproductive Rights, Conservatives and the American Right)
If an Institute of Medicine–appointed committee says yes, health insurance plans could be required to cover birth control free of charge for policyholders.
What the Tunisian Revoluton and WikiLeaks tell us about American support for corrupt dictatorships in the Muslim World.
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Poll
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What issues should Obama prioritize in Tuesday's State of the Union address?
Job creation. With such a high unemployment rate, it's no wonder Americans are frustrated with the Obama Administration.
60%
Reining in the deficit. Our nation's spending has gotten out of control.
7%
Reuniting a polarized America. The shooting of Gabrielle Giffords was a clear signal that our nation needs moral leadership.
6%
Definitely not pro-Wall Street initiatives. Nobody wants to see Obama get cozier with big business.
27%
Total votes: 972
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Progressive Calendar
'The Permanent Revolution': First Session of 12-Week Discussion Circle on Leon Trotsky's Classic Work
Mondays, 7:30–9pm, January 24–April 11. Investigate the f...
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