Tag: government
Hey, Arts Nonprofits: Words Aren’t Action, Sympathy Isn’t Empathy
Yes, we know you care. Yes, we know you “stand with” Black people. Your words are lovely. Now get away from the keyboard and start taking action.
If Stalin Had a Least-Favorite Musical, Would This Be It?
"The Glorious Death of Comrade What's-His-Name" is based on a 1928 play, "The Suicide," by Nikolai Erdman, who was later exiled to Siberia.
What You Can Do Today to Help Artist Immigration
Two petitions could move the needle before the American government creates a worldwide catastrophe for artist immigration.
Bowser Bruised as DC Arts Soap Opera Ends — For Now
The mayor of DC -- and all the battling political stakeholders of the city's cultural scene -- now have a chance to act like adults. The artists deserve it.
Our Sweet Land of the ‘Indigenous American Berserk’
"What does it mean to be an 'American'?" Philip Roth had an idea -- one that runs through all our literature.
Impeachment! A Very Special Podcast Episode
Maybe Trump can finally be hauled to the federal hoosegow where the lifelong criminal belongs.
Native Playwright and Others Fear a New Trail of Tears
With the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) under right-wing attack, Mary Kathryn Nagle sounds the alarm.
Does Your Nonprofit Arts Board Always Vote Unanimously?
Unending total agreement can hurt nonprofit arts groups. There are better ways to be a board.
Boycott For Choice: Can Artists Be Profiles in Courage?
If you are an artist and pro-choice, you have to confront a terrible and difficult question.
Dancing on the Head of a Constitutional Crisis Pin
And if Trump won't comply with court orders, what then? Or refuse to leave office, what then?
Hello Libertarian, My Old Friend
He launched a movement to reform our two-party system. He remains committed to it.
‘Lockdown’ Appeals for Justice Reform — and Compassion
Playwright Cori Thomas learned to see the San Quentin incarcerated as individuals, not as past crimes.
Sackler, Altria, MacArthur: Ethical Quicksand in Big Philanthropy
Is our collective conscience bothered before we accept the gift or after the public outcry?
Another Crash, Another Arts Funding Downward Spiral?
We're not being alarmist. The signs are already there.
Diversity and the Arts: Can the US Escape Whiteism?
What we do about the one is related to what we do about the other.
LIC Artists Pledge to Resist Amazon Art Washing
Cuomo, de Blasio and Amazon betrayed the cultural communities of Queens. An artist collective says no.
Mossad, Charlie and Khalil: ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Comes to TV
The Arab-Israeli conflict rages on, making a TV version of John Le Carre's 1983 novel sadly relevant.
Any Artist Would Be More Qualified Than Heather Nauert
For US Ambassador to the UN, that is. Let's get more artists into the Foreign Service.
Should Progressives Ignore the Caravan?
Phantom national security crises are clearly being manufactured. Let’s not be distracted.
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?
