archives: Cultural Criticism

Is a beauty pageant at a prison in Juarez a move forward or backwards?  More »

Blogging is dangerous in many parts of the world. Alexander Sehmer ranks the worst countries to be a blogger.   More »

We should celebrate women's accomplishments. But let's not forget the forces that prevent women from achieving their goals.   More »

Big oil has big profit losses. But people in the communities where oil is extracted have long wondered where *their* profits are.   More »

What starts out as a feel-good assignment leads to important lessons about evaluating an organization's claims about its work.   More »

Kate Sedgwick responds to a cartoonish decision with... a cartoon.   More »

The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08-205 is a serious threat to American democracy.   More »

The Olympic Games have rarely been without controversy, but it can be difficult to focus on social justice issues raised by the Games when pride and p  More »

The Burj is more than snazzy graphics and a gasp-inducing fireworks show.   More »

The man who tried to ban mini skirts is now on a bender to make homosexuality not just illegal, but punishable by death.   More »

I may not have Jessica Biel's body, but even I know Mt. Kilimanjaro is no cake walk.   More »

" I'm not only saddened, but disappointed that a system that is supposed to protect and uphold what is just and right can be so much like me when I ma  More »

Eggers donates film option fee to New Orleans rebuilding efforts.  More »

What next? Sex with a praying mantis?   More »

The Coca-Cola Company is sending a team made up of three young explorers on a year-long quest to find out what makes people happy. Which makes Tom Gat  More »

What do you think of the "freegan" movement?  More »

When is being "color blind" simply a cop out?  More »

Photo: aussiegall If we each think we’ve got a monopoly on the “right” way to create change, how will we ever work together? A coup  More »

Connection with others begins when you give a part of yourself to them.  More »

Alberto, Mexico finds an unusual solution for its migration and economic problems.   More »

Is becoming socially conscious as simple as laughing at a good joke?   More »

Kids' treatment during visit to a Philadelphia pool suggests that, no, the US is NOT in a post-racial phase.   More »

5 tips for writing about the world's social problems more effectively .   More »

Could Twitter have prevented the Rwandan genocide? That's what Gordon Brown thinks.   More »

If you're skeptical of the claims we've been making, here are some tips for fact-checking us.  More »

Prop 8 isn't just about gay marriage. It raises bigger questions about America's philosophy about people.  More »

Is this the developed world's version of slum tourism?   More »

Freddy Vargas's film, "Hispaniola," conveys a lot in just 12 minutes.   More »

A former Nazi guard and Khmer Rouge official, both elderly, are finally being held accountable for crimes committed decades ago.  More »

Is the fashion designer going green, or is the salmon skin dress not quite as sustainable as it sounds?   More »