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Patriotism! Super Rich Renounce US Citizenship to Make Tax Evasion Easier (And Other Ways the Wealthy Cut Ties to Country)

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. May 9, 2012.

The world’s super rich are fashioning themselves into a new global tribe of footloose and stateless. The rest of us get to gawk — and foot the ultimate bill.

Is the Myth of City Life More Significant Than the Real City Itself?

Lewis Lapham, Lapham's Quarterly. September 8, 2010.

The city, as we imagine it -- myth, aspiration, nightmare -- is maybe more real, than the hard city one can locate on maps and statistics.

Why Do We Tolerate Misogyny in Music?

Deborah Finding, Comment Is Free. March 31, 2009.

So many of our favorite songs have sexist lyrics.

Andrew Bacevich: Hard Truths About America Gone Astray

Paul Rosenberg, Bill Moyers Journal. August 19, 2008.

From Bill Moyers Journal.