Jul 01 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Brandeis University promises not to sell the Rose Art collection. Continue reading
Jul 01 Joseph Stiglitz, Barney Frank Respond to ‘Reckless Endangerment’ Allegations By Paul Solman Friday on the NewsHour, New York Times finance specialist Gretchen Morgenson and co-author Josh Rosner, a longtime housing analyst, talk about their new bestseller, "Reckless Endangerment" (no. 17 on the Times list this week). The book is a… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Growing Dissent From Youth, Labor Unions Spark Rare Protests in China Growing dissent among young people and labor union members has sparked rare protests in China. Independent Television News' John Sparks reports from the southeastern city of Xintang, which saw four days of protests in recent weeks. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch What Next for Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei? Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released from prison last week after a three month detention. Continue watching
Jun 30 Conversation: What Next for Ai Weiwei? By Tom LeGro Internationally known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released from prison last week after a three month detention. Jeffrey Brown gets an update on Ai's situation from Alison Klayman, who has been working on a documentary about him, "Ai Weiwei: Never… Continue reading
Jun 30 Colbert on Campaign Finance: ‘I Am a Super PAC and So Can You’ The Federal Election Commission told comedian Stephen Colbert Thursday that he can use his television program's resources to support his political action committee -- known as a Super PAC -- but some major expenses must be disclosed. The faux newsman… Continue reading
Jun 30 Artist Ai Weiwei’s Clashes with the Chinese Government By Molly Finnegan Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested in early April and held for nearly three months. Accused of tax evasion, he was released on June 22 and ordered to pay nearly $2 million. Here are images of the artist detailing… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Colbert Praises FEC Decision on His ‘Super PAC’ Colbert Praises FEC Decision on His 'Super PAC'… Continue watching
Jun 30 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the South Carolina Arts Commission escapes elimination. Continue reading
Jun 29 The Socio-Economic Significance of Food Deserts In a recent post, we examined the prevalence of food deserts, places with limited access to affordable and nutritious food. In 2006, 2.4 million households were located in food deserts, defined for households as being more than a mile… Continue reading