Opinion
Lincoln’s fiery trial was America’s too
January 6, 2011Book review: Eric Foner's "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery."
Read morePoem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
Read morePete Postlethwaite gave us the great “Brassed Off”
January 5, 2011The great British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died of cancer Jan. 2 at 64, starred in one of the most progressive films that came out of England in the 1990s.
Read morePublic workers in the bull’s-eye
January 5, 2011Taking advantage of the economic crisis, the Republicans and Wall Street have placed public workers in the bull's-eye of their attack.
Read more“Made in Dagenham”: feisty women who know how to fight
January 5, 2011The best scene in the new British film, "Made in Dagenham," comes when a reporter asks Mrs O'Grady how her band of strikers will be able to cope. "We're women!" she explains pointedly.
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