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The Masked Morality of the Batman Trilogy

The Dark Knight Rises is not an easy parable for the political left or right.

by E.J. Graff July 27, 2012

A poem by Walt Whitman

by E.J. Graff July 26, 2012

Respecting diversity means being okay with the astronaut’s decision not to out herself earlier.

by Clare Malone July 24, 2012

Let’s remember her for what she cared about most—women in the sciences.

by Joanna Kavenna July 24, 2012

A new book sheds light on the ruins that always lie in an Olympics’s wake.

Alex Cockburn, 1941-2012

by Jamelle Bouie July 23, 2012

In the Nolan films, Batman is a reformer and humanist, and not an avatar for right-wing fears.

by Tom Carson July 20, 2012

Don’t believe Limbaugh—the most recent Batman movie is an epic for the 1%

by Robert Kuttner July 19, 2012

The government has the tools to help remedy the jobs crisis, so why isn’t it doing anything?

by E.J. Graff July 18, 2012

The New York Times reports on the new marriage divide, but misses the solutions.