Tag: Washington DC
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.
New Report: Artistic Activism Trumps Traditional Practices
Why don't artists use their greatest asset -- the arts! -- in their arts advocacy?
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.
Was Working For Donald Trump Really Worth Your Reputation?
Sometimes you're Hope Hicks. Sometimes you're Madeleine Westerhout. Sometimes you're Sean Spicer.
What I Got Out of My Lunch with the New NEA...
In June 2018, President Trump appointed Mary Anne Carter to be Acting Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. The press at the...
Am I Still a Dancer If I Don’t Dance For a...
Let's reject the antiquated idea that you're either entirely in or out of the arts.
Getting Arts Into Global Politics? Look to the Mekong
Here's to the up-front, unapologetic inclusion of arts and culture within larger discussions of war and peace, prosperity and poverty.
I Attended ‘Night of Ideas’ in DC. Something Was Lacking.
Community-based artists are important, too. And let's include a lot of them.
We Believe You, Michael Cohen! We Believe You!
On our new podcast, we also cover the burgeoning Democratic field and that over-entitled shrew, Ivanka Trump.
Biden, Harris, Castro: Do Their Books Have Literary Merit?
Do we need our candidates and public officials to be John Updike or Joan Didion?
What, Exactly, Do Nancy Pelosi’s Dissidents Want to Prove?
In the Blue Wave Era, she's hardly progressivism's preferred face. It doesn't make her unable to lead.
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.
Taking Notice of AFTA’s Arts + Social Impact Explorer
Artists drive social change? How do you measure it? Here's a new tool from Americans for the Arts.
Kavanaugh Is In… So, Where Do We Go From Here?
Many of us were glued to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing last week featuring testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and then-Supreme Court...
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.
Why ‘RBG’ (Film and Notorious!) Is Calling Artists to Action
Forget the "quiet resistance." Artists must be an emphatic, self-assured group that won't be silenced.
Artists Can Be OK With a Little Democratic Socialism
Five ways to get more politically active right now.
‘Being a Dancer Is Fun and All, But What’s Your Real...
Reflecting on a career trajectory from professional dance to politics and diplomacy.
NEA Acting Chair Mary Anne Carter Replies to CFR Open Letter
"It is my mission...to expand access to the arts everywhere throughout the nation."
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?
