Of course any post on the top 10 films in history is basically trolling for comments. But they were interesting comments. And here's a few additional thoughts based upon them: 1. I recognize that there are good movies from the 1980s. But I would say...
Author: Erik Loomis
On August 4, 1942, the United States and Mexico made an agreement to deliver contract Mexican labor to American farmers in order to serve as cheap replacement labor during World.
If you haven't read Karla Zabludovsky's piece today on locals in Michoacán organizing to fight illegal logging by criminal gangs that is robbing them of their livelihood and traditional ways.
On August 3, 1981, the nation's air traffic controllers went on strike in arguably the greatest disaster in the history of American organized labor. Ronald Reagan's busting of the union led to a new period of corporate anti-union attacks and served as a precursor to...
For those Thursday night drivin' Robert Moses road lovin' readers out there, here's Hilary Harris' 1958 paean to the road, Highway.
Sight and Sound released its preliminary poll findings of the top 10 films in history. The big news is that Citizen Kane was finally booted from its 50 year roost.
What happens when 2 influential right-wing loons decide to declare war on each other? Let's get the popcorn ready! If Frank Gaffney gets his way, Grover Norquist won't be at a high-profile conservative gathering known as the Conservative Political Action Conference in October. Not only...
Five years ago today, the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people. The state of our infrastructure remains abysmal, with future disasters likely. We could fix all of these.
So Inside Higher Ed ran basically the worst article ever written about how to be a good graduate student, by Katy Meyers, Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology at.
Chris Marker, one of the world's greatest living filmmakers, died today. Best known for his science fiction short La Jetée, in my view the greatest science fiction film ever made*, Marker really should be known as an experimental creator of political films, most notably his...
So SEK put me in an unusual position in his post on so-called "Social Darwinism." My professional persona is very interested in his arguments. SEK present a compelling argument, at.
I guess Bryan Caplan isn't the only member of the plutocracy channeling Gilded Age Social Darwinism. See Mitt Romney speaking about the differences between Israelis and Palestinians today. Noting the.