Monthly Archives: February 2013

Grapes of Wrath, Still Relevant

By Robin Bates | Published: February 28, 2013

Life today is a far cry from the Great Depression, but Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” is still relevant.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2013

On the sequester, the GOP has been acting like the passive-aggressive Somerset Maugham character Louise.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 26, 2013

America’s bloody beginnings are part of who we still are.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 25, 2013

White Liberals suffer a downward spiral in 1960’s Civil Rights Literature, from heroic Atticus Finch to “Radical Chic” Leonard Bernstein.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2013

For Levertov, peace is made in the act of imagining it.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 23, 2013

Edward Hirsch’s “Fast Break” captures the seamless beauty of a perfect fast break.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 22, 2013

The gossipy Mrs. Candour in Sheridan’s “School for Scandal” today would be a member of the rightwing media.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 21, 2013

Austen’s Emma demonstrates an ethics of care–but only for people in her own class.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 20, 2013

Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son” opened up a profound conversation with our building’s housekeeping staff.