A new issue of OnEarth is out, including a cover story on Loving the West to Death. From Plenty, here are 10 global-warming policy recommendations for the Obama administration. Is anybody buying art these days? The Mugrabis are, Jose and his sons. A review of Common Reading: Critics, Historians, Publics by Stefan Collini. From Quarterly Conversation, an essay on the demise of publishing, reading, and everything else. From Radical Notes, an article on the evolution of knowledge production in capitalist society. For DIY brewers, Prohibition lasted until 1978 — but once unleashed, they revolutionized the industry. A review of Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought from Paine to Pragmatism by William H. Goetzmann. Is Obama a closet conservative? You've got to admire a man who regularly wore a cape, and this goes doubly if that man is an economist — but Joseph Schumpeter was no ordinary economist. From Utne, the revolution will not be funded: It’s time to liberate activists from the nonprofit industrial complex; here is a 10-step primer from a media expert on how to help get you or your cause noticed, on your terms; and a hint of BS: Can it be that wine snobs are even worse than art snobs? Is the "Two-State Solution" viable after Gaza? Michael Walzer investigates. Prospect profiles Michael Ignatieff, an intellectual in politics.
