Nancy Fraser (New School): Feminism, Capitalism, and the Cunning of History (doc). From M/C Journal, a special issue on The Revenge of the Still. From TNR, Jonathan Chait on why the Democrats can't govern: Look who's killing Obama's agenda now; let's leave ideology aside for a moment: Is Congress even equipped to handle Obama's ambitious agenda?; William Galston on why Obama needs to focus his agenda if he wants to avoid Jimmy Carter's fate; and Walter Shapiro on why Americans like Big Government — they just don't really know it yet. The United States already resettles more refugees than any other country, but does it owe a special debt to Iraqis? An interview with Luis Moreno Ocampo, the ICC’s lead prosecutor on the Court’s first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state. From Conversations with History, an interview with Martin Wolf on the causes and consequences of the global economic collapse. A review of Hechinger's Field Guide to Ethnic Stereotypes by Curtis and Kevin Hechinger. From PopMatters, one two three excerpts from Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Music by Edward Whitelock and David Janssen. Thomas Israel Hopkins reviews Pandora in the Congo by Albert Sanchez Pinol. Watching a mixed-martial-arts event known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship is a sick but seductive experience.
