In our multicultural society, traditional monuments may no longer possess the unifying power they once did. Some projects by contemporary artists suggest a way around this conundrum.
Kate Cambor
Kate Cambor, a former American Prospect writing fellow, is the Managing Editor of Talking Points Memo, TPMCafe, and TPMMuckraker. Her first book, Gilded Youth, will be published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 2007.
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Bad Apples
Juliet Ellery was a terrible teacher. But she couldn’t be fired. How can we get rid of bad teachers without hurting unions?