Tag: democracy
13 CFR Writers Tell Why They’ll Vote Nov. 6: What About...
Each writer was allotted just 18 words. Which 18 words would you use?
Screen or Stage, Tyne Daly Finds Arts Essential to Democracy
The Emmy- and Tony-winner has choice thoughts on men and #MeToo, too.
Maz Jobrani Uses Comedy to Tell the Immigrant Story
Why Donald Trump is bad for comedy and what makes a good joke.
Look at the Activist Artists Who Actually Walk the Talk
Now is the time to get political. Some of us are already doing that. Brilliantly.
Everybody Has to Vote. Everybody. Has. To. Vote.
Because we cannot afford a lackadaisical attitude this time around.
Political Machines, Private Lives: Facing the Truth of ‘The True’
“You don’t buy loyalty, you inspire it," says Edie Falco's character, proving that politics hasn't changed.
The Dry History of Arts Funding As Juicy Downtown Theater
"One is never going to get all of America on board with any one issue -- let alone the public funding of arts."
Five Off-Broadway Actors Admit to Being ‘Separate and Equal’
America was always destined to be so much more, and so much better, than "separate but equal." Yes, it's disheartening and infuriating and galvanizing...
Impeachment: Not Just Warranted, But Overdue
Democrats fear that even discussing it will stir up Trump’s base. That's cowardice.
The 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Wisdom of Poets, and Trump
Catharine Arnold's "Pandemic 1918" prompts thoughts of mortality and the need for an examined life.
I’m Starting to Think Trump Is a Schmuck Stuck in a...
Trump seems more like a Russian asset than ever. Could a saboteur really be this dumb?
Why Democrats Need to Calm Down
Two words associated with the progressive movement frighten the establishment.
Fiction by Jake Tapper, Jonathan Ames Kills and Thrills
Protagonists of two new novels battle powerful underground organizations. The similarities end there.
Is the President Guilty Until Proven Guiltier? Or Indictable?
We accepted long ago that the skill sets sought in a president lend themselves to moral lapses and casual corruption.
Fox News: How the Republican Party Governs as a Minority
The legacy of Roger Ailes and his monstrous lies.
Liberalism Is Begging For Its Own Trump. That’s Terrifying.
But why is this a bad thing? Wouldn't it be kind of nice to have our own no-BS strongman stick it to Mitch McConnell?
The Year of Empowered Women
We aren't stopping with a march or two. We are a force. We are going to win.
Impeachment? Resignation? Scenarios for an Orange Elephant
Does alt-right violence make Trump's impeachment or resignation more attainable?
Post-Obama, Who’s the Right-Wing Boogeyman? Three Guesses.
Without Obama, who will be conservatives new boogeyman in chief?
Democratic Party’s Enemy: Not Trump, But Trumpism
For the Democratic Party, opposition to Trumpism is not enough.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
